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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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (12 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 11 | Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | |
1691 | 1564 | 1430 | 1216 | 1000 | 950 | 817 | 787 | 773 | 792 | 290 | 251 | 271 | 262 | 293 | 355 | 219 | 212 | 340 | 309 | 191 | 210 | 297 | 329 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 4:06AM1.44m | 4:13PM1.31m | 4:55AM1.45m | 5:09PM1.46m | 5:42AM1.44m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:25PM0.36m | 10:21AM0.51m | 10:29PM0.31m | 11:03AM0.41m | 11:29PM0.25m | 11:44AM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | |
— | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 |
204 | 218 | 194 | 216 | 216 | 216 | 210 | 210 | 210 | 198 | 244 | 251 | 271 | 262 | 293 | 193 | 219 | 181 | 215 | 309 | 191 | 160 | 297 | 329 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 11 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
273 | 268 | 264 | 199 | 187 | 138 | 138 | 139 | 103 | 99 | 64 | 60 | 59 | 59 | 37 | 79 | 134 | 169 | 142 | 20 | 146 | 131 | 18 | 18 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | N 10 | S 25 | S 24 | SE 23 | SSE 22 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | — |
180 | 161 | 142 | 121 | 119 | 87 | 84 | 48 | 47 | 47 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 21 | 46 | 59 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 19 | 19 | 20 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 7 | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | — | ESE 7 | — | — |
1691 | 1564 | 1430 | 1216 | 1000 | 950 | 817 | 787 | 773 | 792 | 290 | — | — | 79 | 97 | 355 | 219 | 212 | 340 | 191 | — | 210 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 52 | 52 | 17 | 17 | 52 | 199 | 199 | 199 | 340 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 290 | 17 | 17 | 62 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 232 | 17 |
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