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Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
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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
24.2° 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 7PM is: 2.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (04 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (04 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (04 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 4 | Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thu 7 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
802 | 818 | 937 | 1116 | 1158 | 1075 | 959 | 843 | 843 | 843 | 663 | 663 | 649 | 553 | 533 | 522 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 384 | 377 | 325 | 318 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 9:55PM1.75m | 9:48AM1.01m | 10:39PM1.70m | 10:22AM0.98m | 11:27PM1.63m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:40AM0.47m | 3:33PM0.27m | 5:26AM0.55m | 4:13PM0.30m | 6:15AM0.62m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | |
— | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | |
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Temp °C | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 20 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
802 | 818 | 937 | 1116 | 1158 | 1075 | 959 | 843 | 843 | 843 | 663 | 663 | 649 | 553 | 533 | 522 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 450 | 384 | 377 | 325 | 318 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | — | — | — | S 18 | N 10 | S 17 | S 17 | NE 10 | S 16 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSE 15 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 |
2 | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 25 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 23 | 22 | 28 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 10 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | — | — | S 16 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | S 19 | SE 18 | SSE 18 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | S 11 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 | SSE 13 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 12 |
— | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 30 | 30 | 26 | 10 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 5 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | SSW 3 | S 5 | S 5 | — | S 5 | S 5 | S 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 |
— | 70 | 102 | 111 | 122 | — | — | — | 6 | 34 | 51 | — | 17 | 20 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 76 | 98 | 197 | 76 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 52 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 76 | 33 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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