Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 02 Apr 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (03 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s

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


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Thu
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1
S
1.3
S
1
E
2
S
2
S
1.9
SSE
2
S
2
S
1.8
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)7777777777777661077778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8382827673737676767876735874135206371411394447522427257245
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
5
N
5
WNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassglasscross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:14PM
1.61
9:51AM
1.43
9:53PM
1.67
10:20AM
1.31
10:32PM
1.70
10:49AM
1.19
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:40AM
0.12
3:39PM
0.34
4:22AM
0.20
4:05PM
0.32
5:05AM
0.30
4:32PM
0.32
Thu
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise----6:58-------7:00-------7:01---
Sunset-------6:42-------6:40-------6:39
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11--211--12421-
Temp. °C232221201923232323202019192223222120191920202122
Feels °C (?)242423212024232324212119192020191818171818181819
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