Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 07 Mar 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
25.6° 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: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (08 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (08 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


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Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
S
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)999998888899998888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)398422249197189151137137137140146181181146153187196196191163218138138135
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NNE
5
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SE
10
S
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:36PM
1.58
11:59AM
1.21
12:21AM
1.55
12:27PM
1.08
1:13AM
1.51
1:00PM
0.97
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:19PM
0.39
6:06AM
0.33
5:46PM
0.40
6:57AM
0.48
6:16PM
0.41
7:58AM
0.62
Sat
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Sunrise----6:41-------6:43-------6:43---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:13-------7:12
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
--------122---13211-121-
Temp. °C242424232324252523222020192324232221202021232525
Feels °C (?)252526252526252524242121202425242322212122242425
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