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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
24.2° C
(Which is 1.0°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 12PM is: 2.3m 12s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 2.3m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (23 Apr) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Evening (23 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 23 | Friday 24 | Saturday 25 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 | |
1542 | 1570 | 1745 | 1499 | 1280 | 1035 | 934 | 1302 | 1048 | 867 | 833 | 769 | 710 | 696 | 596 | 636 | 464 | 442 | 370 | 293 | 293 | 273 | 229 | 144 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | |
High Tide | 00:36AM1.82m | 12:36PM0.93m | 1:50AM1.75m | 1:49PM0.93m | 3:05AM1.69m | 3:03PM0.99m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40AM0.49m | 6:23PM0.26m | 8:56AM0.54m | 7:40PM0.29m | 10:02AM0.56m | 9:00PM0.29m | ||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | |
— | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 |
16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 9 | SE 11 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 12 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | ESE 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 9 |
599 | 1478 | 1745 | 1499 | 1280 | 1009 | 934 | 1089 | 1048 | 867 | 833 | 769 | 710 | 696 | 596 | 536 | 464 | 442 | 370 | 293 | 293 | 273 | 229 | 144 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 13 | SE 12 | NE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SE 11 | N 11 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | N 10 | — | — | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | ENE 7 |
461 | 116 | 5 | 99 | 82 | 60 | 59 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 37 | 25 | 22 | 25 | 52 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 12 | NE 11 | — | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | NE 10 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 |
175 | 5 | — | 5 | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | 4 | 38 | 24 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1542 | 1570 | 1435 | 1358 | 1102 | 1035 | 871 | 1302 | 596 | 550 | — | — | — | — | — | 636 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 268 | 268 | 52 | 99 | 17 | 52 | 17 | 14 | 199 | 17 | 46 | 46 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 0 |
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