Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 26 Nov 2025 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
20.5° C
(Which is 1.6°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Nov)3ft (0.9m)11s
Afternoon (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (26 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
0
3
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
2.2
NNE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)10101011116101010101010101010101011111111111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)206167141184146402141141135130100100204989898104110110110110110110146
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
10
SSW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
5
W
5
ENE
10
SE
15
ESE
5
SE
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
20
E
20
ENE
10
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:55PM
1.03
1:09PM
1.57
12:48AM
1.06
2:02PM
1.51
1:51AM
1.10
2:58PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:59AM
0.28
7:43PM
0.63
6:57AM
0.32
8:33PM
0.62
8:02AM
0.35
9:24PM
0.57
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
Sunrise--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----7:31-------7:32-------7:34--
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
-----11-----------------
Temp. °C222224313324232323242730322824222119212324232221
Feels °C (?)232225323325252524242831332726232218212222212220
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