Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 22 May 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
23.8° C
(Which is 2.0°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 9AM is: 4.0m 10s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 3.0m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)13ft (4.0m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)13ft (4.0m)11s
Evening (22 May)13ft (4.0m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Fri morning, light winds from the S by Sun afternoon).

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
3
4
5
5
6
6
5
6
3
2
3
1
2
4
3
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Height MapHeight MapHeight Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1769
2074
2272
2864
3240
3810
3891
3618
3553
3731
3747
4142
3243
3179
3121
2893
2405
2471
2237
2237
2123
2012
1815
1848
Wind (km/h)
30
SSW
30
S
30
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
5
S
10
SSW
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
00:27AM1.87m
12:20PM1.00m
1:32AM1.75m
1:24PM1.04m
2:36AM1.63m
2:31PM1.11m
Low Tide
7:20AM0.49m
6:16PM0.19m
8:20AM0.55m
7:27PM0.24m
9:13AM0.58m
8:40PM0.29m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:57
4:55
4:55
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
16
17
18
19
21
20
20
20
20
19
18
20
20
20
20
19
12
12
12
13
13
12
13
14
12
15
16
17
18
17
17
17
18
17
17
20
19
19
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
8
3
SSE
9
3
SE
9
3.5
SE
9
3.5
SE
10
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
SE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
11
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3.5
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
E
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
12
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
3
ESE
11
Energy kJ
1020
1338
1541
1808
2167
2798
2738
2602
2461
2814
2843
3275
3243
3179
3121
2893
2405
2471
2237
2237
2123
2012
1815
1848
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
10
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
21
1.2
SSE
8
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
121
9
8
151
27
25
21
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
20
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
S
9
3.5
SSE
9
3.5
SSE
9
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
10
4
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
11
4
SE
12
4
ESE
12
1.6
SSE
8
1.5
SSE
8
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
1769
2074
2272
2864
3240
3810
3891
3618
3553
3731
3747
4142
330
273
127
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
5
5
6
8
5
2
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
62
62
62
403
409
409
443
17
17
343
62
62
335
335
408
17
17
0
14
17
17
17
14
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
6
6
8
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Crescent Head surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest
Nearest locationNearest