Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Saturday 18 Apr 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
24.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 8PM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a South direction and 1.7m 9s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)--
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
0
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
S
2.4
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
3
S
3
S
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)101011121212121212121212121212121212121212121111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)101911071693246012471319136511861166262927251680161316131496156231862946267324052134195517551597
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:46PM
1.89
9:10AM
1.36
9:36PM
1.94
9:54AM
1.22
10:29PM
1.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
0.10
2:58PM
0.14
4:14AM
0.18
3:40PM
0.14
5:16AM
0.29
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise------6:09-------6:09-------6:11-
Sunset-5:24-------5:23-------5:22------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222019171616152021201917161616202121191817171719
Feels °C (?)181615151313131817161615141313161616151514141415
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