Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 15 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.9° C
(Which is 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 South-southeast direction and 0.5m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (15 Apr)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.7
SSE
0.5
SSE
0.6
SSE
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.7
NNE
0.5
S
Period(s) (?)1099999101010999999999988868
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2892322061691431891631631631531461191191191241248682475750343333
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
10
NW
5
WNW
5
N
15
E
10
E
5
NNW
5
W
5
NW
5
W
5
W
5
NE
15
ENE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
E
10
ENE
15
NNE
10
WNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassononglassoffcross-
off
offoffglassoncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
oncross-
on
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise--6:07-------6:07-------6:07-----
Sunset-----5:28-------5:27-------5:25--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C161514202222211918171621232221201817182527242220
Feels °C (?)151413192021221918171622222121211815152324222119
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