Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 07 May 2026 AEST
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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
24.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 12PM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
0
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
4
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.9
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
12
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
325
271
266
214
211
390
574
676
333
757
799
1605
1116
1161
2154
1001
917
668
619
1673
1470
730
462
383
Wind (km/h)
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
10
W
30
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
S
10
E
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
off
off
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:02AM0.97m
00:20AM1.55m
11:51AM0.97m
1:17AM1.49m
12:54PM1.00m
2:17AM1.45m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.62m
5:01PM0.33m
7:06AM0.67m
5:58PM0.36m
7:59AM0.68m
7:05PM0.38m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:22
6:22
6:22
6:24
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5:06
5:06
5:05
5:04
Temp °C
16
20
24
23
16
14
12
10
9
13
20
19
17
15
14
14
14
17
21
19
19
16
17
17
15
18
21
19
7
8
6
5
5
9
17
16
14
12
11
11
11
15
18
16
18
15
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
1.2
S
7
1.3
S
8
1.5
S
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
9
1.6
SSE
9
1.9
SSE
12
1.9
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.7
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
9
Energy kJ
325
271
266
214
211
146
230
332
333
757
799
642
561
409
400
1001
917
668
619
659
771
730
462
383
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.2
NNE
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
1
SSE
11
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.8
SSE
12
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
Energy kJ
17
9
8
14
9
173
143
113
261
123
128
102
106
108
199
108
110
81
82
84
85
85
116
118
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.8
E
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.7
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
7
6
6
3
11
3
3
3
116
3
3
3
3
3
108
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WNW
2
0.4
WSW
3
0.5
SSW
7
1.1
S
6
1.9
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.2
SSW
9
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.4
S
11
Energy kJ
1
2
25
104
390
574
676
1605
1116
1161
2154
1673
1470
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
4
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
91
14
0
0
0
0
14
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
14
93
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
4
3
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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