Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 08 May 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
24.2° C
(Which is 1.7°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 8AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)6ft (1.8m)11s
Afternoon (08 May)8ft (2.5m)11s
Evening (08 May)8ft (2.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
3
2
4
3
3
2
2
3
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
8
2.2
S
9
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
12
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
2.3
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
676
812
823
743
668
1532
1397
1282
2482
1083
901
730
1168
1200
1344
643
452
375
315
580
480
459
232
237
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
10
SW
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
S
5
ENE
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
00:20AM1.55m
11:51AM0.97m
1:17AM1.49m
12:54PM1.00m
2:17AM1.45m
2:03PM1.07m
Low Tide
7:06AM0.67m
5:58PM0.36m
7:59AM0.68m
7:05PM0.38m
8:50AM0.66m
8:16PM0.38m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
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6:22
6:22
6:24
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5:06
5:05
5:04
1
Temp °C
11
10
8
13
20
20
18
16
15
14
14
17
20
20
19
17
16
16
16
18
20
20
20
19
5
5
4
9
17
18
15
12
11
10
11
14
17
17
17
16
14
15
14
16
18
18
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
S
8
1.6
S
9
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
11
1.2
S
9
1.7
SSE
9
1.8
SSE
11
2.1
SSE
11
1.9
SSE
11
1.8
SSE
11
1.7
SSE
10
1.8
SSE
10
1.6
SSE
9
1.7
SSE
11
1.6
SSE
9
1.5
SSE
9
1.4
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
1.3
SSE
9
Energy kJ
277
412
823
743
668
582
230
466
828
1083
901
730
573
600
366
643
452
375
315
262
243
237
232
237
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.7
E
10
0.9
SSE
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
1
SSE
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.7
E
12
0.8
E
12
0.8
E
12
Energy kJ
143
113
118
123
98
104
215
110
78
110
81
82
84
84
261
85
87
118
123
136
138
136
175
166
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.7
E
11
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.6
E
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
SSE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
S
18
0.1
SE
18
0.2
SSE
18
Energy kJ
6
3
2
3
3
3
108
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
78
4
12
4
4
4
4
6
12
31
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SSW
8
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
11
2.5
S
10
3
S
12
2.3
S
11
2.4
S
10
2.4
S
11
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
Energy kJ
676
812
1532
1397
1282
2482
1168
1200
1344
580
480
459
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
14
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
76
0
0
0
0
0
0
17
17
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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