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Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
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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
24.2° 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 1PM is: 2.0m 10s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 Apr) | 7ft (2.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (24 Apr) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (24 Apr) | 6ft (1.9m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | Sunday 26 | Mon 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 10 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
880 | 815 | 756 | 703 | 584 | 702 | 500 | 432 | 414 | 315 | 299 | 266 | 212 | 158 | 133 | 103 | 91 | 70 | 61 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 45 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-off | off | off | |
High Tide | 1:49PM0.93m | 3:05AM1.69m | 3:03PM0.99m | 4:13AM1.64m | 4:09PM1.10m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:56AM0.54m | 7:40PM0.29m | 10:02AM0.56m | 9:00PM0.29m | 10:53AM0.55m | 10:13PM0.26m | ||||||||||||||||||
6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:15 | |
— | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | 5:15 | |
1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 |
16 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
880 | 815 | 756 | 703 | 584 | 524 | 500 | 432 | 414 | 315 | 299 | 266 | 212 | 158 | 133 | 103 | 91 | 70 | 61 | 45 | 45 | 45 | 33 | 45 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | S 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 33 | 13 | 13 | 37 | 65 | 63 | 63 | 41 | 38 | 44 | 37 | 26 | 24 | 30 | 22 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 11 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | SSE 8 | NE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 |
4 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 53 | 4 | 16 | 15 | 11 | 15 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
671 | — | — | — | — | 702 | — | — | — | — | — | 84 | 102 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 52 | 17 | 17 | 155 | 155 | 99 | 46 | 17 | 17 | 69 | 114 | 155 | 114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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