Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 21 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
23.5° 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 6PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a South direction and 2.1m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)10ft (3.0m)10s
Afternoon (21 May)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (21 May)11ft (3.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Thu morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
3
5
5
4
3
4
2
1
2
3
4
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1528
1463
1334
1238
1198
1753
1708
2028
2352
2806
3098
2865
2728
3513
3075
2921
2750
2038
1597
2108
1931
1922
1916
2276
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
High Tide
11:22AM1.01m
00:27AM1.87m
12:20PM1.00m
1:32AM1.75m
1:24PM1.04m
2:36AM1.63m
Low Tide
6:17AM0.41m
5:12PM0.13m
7:20AM0.49m
6:16PM0.19m
8:20AM0.55m
7:27PM0.24m
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cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
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light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:57
4:55
4:55
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
17
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
19
21
21
20
19
18
18
10
12
12
11
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
12
14
14
16
16
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
9
2.1
SSE
8
2.1
SSE
9
2.2
SSE
8
3
SSE
8
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
9
3
SE
10
3.5
SE
12
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
SE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
2.5
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
12
Energy kJ
832
705
626
641
665
1064
1020
1146
1374
1701
1782
2865
2728
2483
2344
2245
2142
2038
1597
2108
1931
1922
1916
2276
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.1
S
16
1.2
ESE
12
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
12
1.2
SSE
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
21
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
277
233
223
219
181
149
121
131
5
432
36
24
192
4
9
8
30
26
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
23
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
10
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
S
9
3
S
10
2.5
S
10
2.5
S
10
3
S
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
9
4
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
1.5
SSE
8
1.3
S
9
1.3
SSE
8
1.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1528
1463
1334
1238
1198
1753
1708
2028
2352
2806
3098
692
678
3513
3075
2921
2750
280
257
196
149
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
3
5
5
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
14
14
14
17
17
62
62
62
223
409
409
409
435
17
17
62
62
0
99
99
199
14
0
14
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
7
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
7
9
9
5
7
4
6
4
4
4
4
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
6
7
7
8
8
7
6
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