Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 03 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
22.6° C
(Which is 1.5°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: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 03). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (03 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (03 Jan)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SE
1
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1
SSE
1
SE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
0.7
SE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.3
NNE
0.6
NE
1
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.5
SE
0.8
NE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)989888888888866666668566
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)266134174166143132114807474595959143165119276870552931175164
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
5
W
0
NW
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
20
NE
20
NNE
15
ENE
20
NNE
20
NNW
5
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glassglassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:51AM
2.08
8:54PM
1.11
9:44AM
2.12
9:40PM
1.13
10:34AM
2.09
10:24PM
1.15
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:51AM
0.06
3:38PM
0.26
2:42AM
-0.01
4:28PM
0.29
3:32AM
-0.05
5:14PM
0.35
Saturday
03
Sunday
04
Monday
05
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Sunset-----7:54-------7:54-------7:55--
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C191819212222222220202124262421202121212525252322
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