Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 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
22.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 12AM is: 0.7m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (11 Dec)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (11 Dec)2ft (0.6m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
0
2
0
2
1
2
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
E
1.1
ENE
0.7
E
1
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)88999999991212121212121111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)348059888080618257197145297565396393387433295240235332274175133
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
N
5
NW
5
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
20
E
20
E
10
ENE
5
NNE
5
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
ESE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
10
NE
20
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crossglassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:16AM
1.06
2:30PM
1.60
2:18AM
1.11
3:27PM
1.45
3:24AM
1.18
4:20PM
1.32
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:13PM
0.56
7:22AM
0.22
9:02PM
0.61
8:30AM
0.32
9:47PM
0.61
9:43AM
0.41
Wed
10
Thursday
11
Friday
12
Saturday
13
Sunrise----5:37-------5:37-------5:37---
Sunset-------7:44-------7:45-------7:45
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
1--1111443---11-331-----
Temp. °C232121202021222221212121212122221918181918232424
Feels °C (?)252323222121232119212222232324212018182019242223
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