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Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
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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
24.0° C
(Which is 1.9°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 12AM is: 1.6m 7s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (15 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 14 | Friday 15 | Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | |
272 | 256 | 228 | 228 | 214 | 214 | 188 | 193 | 193 | 213 | 187 | 251 | 291 | 298 | 344 | 434 | 432 | 483 | 567 | 567 | 562 | 562 | 493 | 503 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 6:01PM1.63m | 6:29AM1.42m | 6:52PM1.79m | 7:16AM1.36m | 7:43PM1.93m | 8:03AM1.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:26AM0.20m | 12:25PM0.22m | 1:23AM0.16m | 1:07PM0.15m | 2:19AM0.15m | 1:50PM0.10m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:26 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | |
— | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 7 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 |
272 | 256 | 228 | 228 | 214 | 214 | 188 | 193 | 193 | 213 | 187 | 251 | 291 | 298 | 344 | 434 | 432 | 483 | 567 | 567 | 562 | 562 | 493 | 503 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | — | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | S 13 | — | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 |
17 | 17 | 17 | 30 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 27 | 41 | — | — | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | E 10 | S 16 | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | S 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
17 | 17 | 5 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
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Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 66 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 33 | 76 |
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