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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
23.9° 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 9AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (13 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 8s |
| Evening (13 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 29mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Friday 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SE 7 | SSE 8 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 | |
251 | 228 | 234 | 188 | 157 | 178 | 362 | 199 | 171 | 309 | 309 | 289 | 289 | 272 | 256 | 256 | 228 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 188 | 188 | 164 | 100 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | off | |
High Tide | 4:55AM1.45m | 5:09PM1.46m | 5:42AM1.44m | 6:01PM1.63m | 6:29AM1.42m | 6:52PM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:29PM0.31m | 11:03AM0.41m | 11:29PM0.25m | 11:44AM0.31m | 00:26AM0.20m | 12:25PM0.22m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | |
— | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | SE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | E 7 |
251 | 228 | 234 | 188 | 157 | 178 | 155 | 157 | 171 | 309 | 309 | 289 | 289 | 272 | 256 | 256 | 228 | 214 | 214 | 214 | 188 | 188 | 164 | 100 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | SSE 8 |
64 | 60 | 62 | 64 | 84 | 107 | 157 | 199 | 128 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 26 | 72 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | S 25 | S 24 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | E 10 | S 13 | E 10 | S 12 | S 13 | E 10 | — | — | E 10 | — | — | S 15 | E 9 |
2 | 12 | 11 | 59 | 61 | 40 | 37 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 31 | 19 | 28 | 28 | 17 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 4 | 27 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 6 | — | — | ESE 7 | SE 7 | — | — | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 64 | — | — | 157 | 362 | — | — | 263 | 191 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 290 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 0 | 0 |
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