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Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 12 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
25.6° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 4AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (13 Feb)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (13 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)9s

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

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12 DaysHourly
Print Table
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
1.8
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.3
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
Period(s) (?)867899999777777777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)71269621803928832463352243144129154154144137141137141163168161145149168
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		ononglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:12PM
0.87
6:30AM
1.56
6:15PM
0.92
7:20AM
1.64
7:03PM
1.01
8:03AM
1.71
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:00PM
0.43
1:30PM
0.61
12:04AM
0.35
2:05PM
0.56
12:58AM
0.24
2:36PM
0.52
Thu
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Sunrise----6:24-------6:24-------6:26---
Sunset-------7:38-------7:37-------7:37
thunderstorm
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
47111------1111111111123
Temp. °C232121212122222222222121212122212222212122222222
Feels °C (?)231919201920202121212020202020202122222222212121
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