Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 19 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 10AM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (19 Apr)10ft (3.0m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
3
4
6
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3.5
S
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SSE
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
2.4
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
Period(s) (?)121212121212121312121212131212121211111111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)302735201452142712972808309041761587161315621562323729462700240521641949175115991605150314471269
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:10AM
1.36
9:36PM
1.94
9:54AM
1.22
10:29PM
1.94
10:41AM
1.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:18AM
0.10
2:58PM
0.14
4:14AM
0.18
3:40PM
0.14
5:16AM
0.29
4:25PM
0.17
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Sunrise--6:09-------6:09-------6:11-----
Sunset-----5:23-------5:22-------5:22--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
Rain (mm)
------------------11-111
Temp. °C161616202120191616161620222120181717171821201917
Feels °C (?)131314171616151413131316171716151414141517161614
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