Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 25 Feb 2026 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
26.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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 1AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm February 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (26 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.5
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)888889999999998888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)300149149140122162166162197238238264222258346239200200202171171171161157
Wind
(km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:26AM
1.65
4:33PM
0.92
5:45AM
1.73
5:49PM
0.96
6:50AM
1.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:02PM
0.36
11:35AM
0.55
10:20PM
0.33
12:48PM
0.50
11:36PM
0.24
1:41PM
0.45
Wed
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunrise----6:35-------6:35-------6:35---
Sunset-------7:25-------7:24-------7:23
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
---------11--122--------
Temp. °C242424232325252524242323232424242323232323232424
Feels °C (?)252526252425242525252324242424242324242423232323
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