Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 30 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 15s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
2
2
0
1
2
3
3
4
2
2
0
1
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.1
E
10
1.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
295
219
219
219
182
173
173
279
247
253
253
219
284
355
412
593
715
800
614
654
666
598
847
598
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
10
ESE
5
SSW
10
SW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:10AM1.38m
7:15PM1.62m
7:43AM1.30m
7:55PM1.70m
8:14AM1.21m
8:34PM1.75m
Low Tide
1:00PM0.38m
1:45AM0.23m
1:28PM0.33m
2:29AM0.27m
1:56PM0.29m
3:12AM0.33m
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
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6:16
6:18
6:18
6:18
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5:13
5:12
5:10
5:09
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
1
2
Temp °C
20
21
21
21
21
20
18
17
18
20
22
21
21
19
19
19
20
22
21
22
21
21
20
20
19
20
19
20
20
20
17
17
18
20
21
21
22
20
20
20
19
21
20
21
21
20
20
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.9
E
10
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
Energy kJ
219
219
219
219
182
173
173
203
247
253
253
219
212
240
275
401
562
588
614
654
666
598
598
598
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
7
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
5
5
26
21
18
17
14
12
10
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
18
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
7
13
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
4
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
1.8
E
8
2
E
9
2.1
E
9
2.2
E
9
2.1
E
10
Energy kJ
295
279
284
355
412
593
715
800
847
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
17
17
199
155
114
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
62
0
0
0
76
76
236
76
76
76
66
62
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
7
5
6
4
4
4
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