Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 10 Apr 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
25.1° C
(Which is 1.4°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 3PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 9s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Afternoon (10 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
2
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212131313131313131313131314141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)181232229225335330305295300356420413499507492577595595680690877881988988
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
NW
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
WSW
10
SE
5
SW
15
SW
20
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
glasscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:23PM
0.90
3:06AM
1.45
2:45PM
0.95
4:09AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:00AM
0.72
7:31PM
0.44
10:00AM
0.70
8:52PM
0.41
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise6:03-------6:03-------6:05-------
Sunset---5:34-------5:32-------5:31----
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202527252323232222272623222120191719232420181614
Feels °C (?)212526252323242322272423232119171317202215121210
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