Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 21 Feb 2026 AEDT
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Crescent Head surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Crescent Head sea temperature is
25.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 6AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)4ft (1.2m)6s
Afternoon (22 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Evening (22 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
0.8
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
2.2
NNE
2
NNE
1.9
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.6
NNE
1
NE
1
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)656666667766666666666777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)74971361199397461091594232922662411907368127103928287119102111
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:49PM
1.59
12:20PM
1.40
12:43AM
1.60
1:04PM
1.24
1:47AM
1.60
1:58PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:41PM
0.32
6:12AM
0.21
6:19PM
0.32
7:12AM
0.35
7:02PM
0.33
8:27AM
0.48
Sat
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise----6:31-------6:31-------6:33---
Sunset-------7:30-------7:29-------7:28
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242222212227272625242423232627252524232323252525
Feels °C (?)262423222326252424232222232627262726252526252425
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