Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 17 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
23.7° 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 7PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)--
Afternoon (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
2
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
2.1
S
2.3
S
2.5
S
2.4
S
2.3
S
2.4
S
3
S
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
3
S
3
S
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
Period(s) (?)8888868910101112111112121112121212121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)50343333323666001037101997613172107106410871146116610322417241714521422144714961520
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
W
30
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononcross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
1.79
8:28AM
1.47
8:46PM
1.89
9:10AM
1.36
9:36PM
1.94
9:54AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
0.06
2:20PM
0.16
3:18AM
0.10
2:58PM
0.14
4:14AM
0.18
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise------6:09-------6:09-------6:09-
Sunset-5:25-------5:24-------5:23------
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C282523201918172021201917161615192120191716161620
Feels °C (?)252323201515151617151515141313161716161514141416
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