Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 24 Jan 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
24.9° 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 7AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (25 Jan)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (25 Jan)4ft (1.2m)11s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
0
1
1
2
3
4
3
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.7
SSE
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
Period(s) (?)999999101011111114141313121212121212131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)216165182178182221281316334297303658630552473437324774117511031356147413141226
Wind
(km/h)
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
5
WSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:00AM
1.42
1:34PM
1.38
2:03AM
1.45
2:27PM
1.24
3:16AM
1.50
3:30PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
0.42
7:18AM
0.31
7:42PM
0.40
8:27AM
0.43
8:33PM
0.39
9:52AM
0.50
Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise----6:07-------6:07-------6:09---
Sunset-------7:52-------7:52-------7:51
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232323222227272724242322232726252422212021252524
Feels °C (?)232323232428282826252424252724242322212020242323
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