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Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 20 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
24.4° C
(Which is 1.1°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 11PM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a South direction and 2.4m 12s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Apr)--
Afternoon (20 Apr)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (20 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
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
S
3.5
S
3
S
3
S
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
3
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.5
SSE
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.2
SE
2
SE
Period(s) (?)131212121211111111111111101010101111111111111112
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)344033593061276823142123194818471922177517421597140613261326145513581358146313881236125912361092
Wind
(km/h)
25
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:29PM
1.94
10:41AM
1.10
11:29PM
1.89
11:34AM
0.99
12:36AM
1.82
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:16AM
0.29
4:25PM
0.17
6:24AM
0.40
5:19PM
0.21
7:40AM
0.49
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise------6:11-------6:11-------6:11-
Sunset-5:22-------5:22-------5:21------
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-----1--11111------11---
Temp. °C212119181717161819201817161616182020201917171819
Feels °C (?)161615151514131516161514141314151717181715151617
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