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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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.8°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 5AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 9s |
| Evening (17 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 97mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | |
470 | 537 | 621 | 642 | 642 | 637 | 651 | 651 | 904 | 919 | 939 | 942 | 847 | 580 | 729 | 729 | 708 | 739 | 1057 | 1021 | 812 | 932 | 1079 | 1102 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross | cross | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | |
High Tide | 7:43PM1.93m | 8:03AM1.29m | 8:34PM2.02m | 8:50AM1.20m | 9:28PM2.06m | 9:38AM1.12m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:19AM0.15m | 1:50PM0.10m | 3:17AM0.17m | 2:35PM0.07m | 4:15AM0.23m | 3:22PM0.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | |
1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 |
21 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 |
470 | 537 | 621 | 642 | 642 | 637 | 651 | 651 | 649 | 665 | 651 | 656 | 642 | 580 | 533 | 533 | 533 | 544 | 641 | 808 | 812 | 932 | 1079 | 1102 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 904 | 919 | 939 | 942 | 847 | — | 729 | 729 | 708 | 739 | 1057 | 1021 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 76 | 155 | 121 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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