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Crescent Head Surf Forecast
/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 27 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 11s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 3AM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 27). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 27 | Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ENE 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | E 10 | SSW 8 | |
1005 | 988 | 857 | 814 | 771 | 743 | 651 | 917 | 1244 | 798 | 627 | 514 | 504 | 494 | 492 | 492 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 362 | 428 | 414 | 228 | 414 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | glassy | glassy | cross-off | glassy | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 5:27PM1.46m | 5:55AM1.22m | 6:13PM1.57m | 6:32AM1.15m | 6:57PM1.67m | 7:07AM1.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:57PM0.37m | 11:43AM0.42m | 00:49AM0.38m | 12:15PM0.36m | 1:37AM0.39m | 12:48PM0.31m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 19 | 22 | 19 |
21 | 22 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 |
 kJ | 1005 | 988 | 857 | 814 | 771 | 743 | 651 | 651 | 900 | 798 | 627 | 514 | 504 | 494 | 492 | 492 | 482 | 482 | 482 | 362 | 312 | 271 | 228 | 157 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 7 | S 5 | S 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 10 |
| kJ | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 16 | 28 | 93 | 149 | 149 | 184 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | N 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 17 | S 16 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | NNE 7 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | S 15 | S 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 19 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 48 | 21 | 12 | 11 | 39 | 21 | 37 | 35 | 32 | 9 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 4 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | ENE 11 | NNE 6 | — | — | NNE 6 | — | — | — | — | SW 7 | SW 4 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | WSW 3 | SSW 8 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 917 | 1244 | 90 | — | — | 68 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 19 | 154 | 428 | 414 | 3 | 414 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 76 | 66 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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