Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 05 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
24.1° C
(Which is 1.5°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 4AM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 6s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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 8°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, calm by Fri morning).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
2
3
4
5
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
9
2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
9
3
SSW
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
663
661
649
553
533
522
450
450
450
450
384
377
325
271
266
214
210
417
561
616
2157
814
693
608
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
5
SSW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
WNW
10
W
35
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
NE
15
NE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
High Tide
10:39PM1.70m
10:22AM0.98m
11:27PM1.63m
11:02AM0.97m
00:20AM1.55m
11:51AM0.97m
Low Tide
5:26AM0.55m
4:13PM0.30m
6:15AM0.62m
5:01PM0.33m
7:06AM0.67m
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:20
6:22
6:22
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5:07
5:06
5:06
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
17
17
19
19
20
20
18
16
15
15
19
24
24
17
13
11
9
8
13
19
17
17
17
16
16
16
18
19
19
19
18
15
14
14
16
21
20
8
7
6
5
4
9
16
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.4
E
10
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
1.4
S
9
1.8
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
Energy kJ
663
661
649
553
533
522
450
450
450
450
384
377
325
271
266
214
210
155
224
290
745
814
693
608
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.4
S
5
0.3
S
5
0.2
SSE
11
0.3
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
7
0.3
S
6
0.2
NNE
9
1
E
9
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
25
19
14
15
10
9
4
12
19
27
22
20
10
9
8
7
9
173
143
113
116
121
125
133
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
18
0.2
SSE
17
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
13
0.1
SE
12
0.1
SE
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
Energy kJ
4
3
7
13
30
30
26
23
21
19
18
7
7
6
6
3
6
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.7
S
6
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.3
WNW
3
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
SSW
7
0.7
SSW
6
0.9
SSW
6
2
SSW
7
2.1
SSW
8
2.1
SSW
9
3
SSW
11
Energy kJ
38
27
33
2
3
6
1
3
38
32
70
417
561
616
2157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
5
3
3
1
Distance (km)
14
0
0
0
0
0
17
98
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
100
14
0
0
0
0
0
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
3
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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