Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 09 Jul 2025 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
21.0° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
2
SSW
2.1
SSW
2.2
SSW
1.9
SSW
1
S
2.2
SSW
2.3
SSW
1.1
S
1.3
S
1.3
SSE
1.8
SSW
1.8
S
2
S
2.3
S
1.6
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
1.1
S
1.2
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1.8
SSW
2
SSW
2.5
SSW
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.5
S
1.7
SSE
Period(s) (?)1010101010101111111010101010108899910119999911111110101214121212121111111110101099111110109127991010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy (?)454063787410390687476779678657459577410458442291343163740844935788293513911938620487456639775844694680591459368302247202138397275389735609343258238110070213991735186724311789496
Wind
(km/h)
10
WNW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
W
10
W
10
W
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
W
5
W
5
NW
10
NE
15
NE
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
10
S
15
SSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffoffglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffglasscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:39AM
0.99
7:30PM
1.77
7:20AM
1.04
8:13PM
1.82
7:59AM
1.09
8:55PM
1.84
8:38AM
1.15
9:36PM
1.84
9:18AM
1.21
10:17PM
1.80
10:01AM
1.26
10:59PM
1.74
10:47AM
1.30
11:42PM
1.65
11:39AM
1.34
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:24PM
0.26
2:15AM
0.47
1:10PM
0.18
2:52AM
0.46
1:54PM
0.12
3:28AM
0.45
2:39PM
0.07
4:03AM
0.46
3:24PM
0.05
4:39AM
0.46
4:10PM
0.06
5:17AM
0.45
4:59PM
0.12
5:56AM
0.45
Wednesday
09
Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
Sunrise6:46-------6:46-------6:46-------6:46-------6:45-------6:45-------6:45-------6:43---
Sunset---4:59-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:00-------5:01-------5:01-------5:02
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Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C12162019171514131318201714131211101418181615141413151818161413121213171616131212111520201613121091315131010101010131717
Feels °C (?)91216161512109913141187766101314121211111012141413111091011141314119881216161310976111294445581413
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