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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 am Sunday 24 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
23.6° C
(Which is 2.0°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 4PM is: 3.0m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (24 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 12s |
| Afternoon (24 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (24 May) | 10ft (3.0m) | 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 25mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wed 27 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | |
2845 | 2587 | 2388 | 2123 | 2012 | 2329 | 1815 | 1815 | 1663 | 1570 | 1482 | 1482 | 1389 | 1438 | 1444 | 1597 | 1624 | 1494 | 1480 | 1378 | 1530 | 1530 | 1556 | 1424 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | off | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | |
High Tide | 2:31PM1.11m | 3:37AM1.51m | 3:36PM1.21m | 4:30AM1.40m | 4:35PM1.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:13AM0.58m | 8:40PM0.29m | 9:59AM0.57m | 9:52PM0.33m | 10:37AM0.54m | 10:58PM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 |
 | — | — | — | 4:55 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:54 | — | — | — | 4:54 |
1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 2845 | 2587 | 2388 | 2123 | 2012 | 1846 | 1815 | 1815 | 1663 | 1570 | 1482 | 1482 | 1389 | 1438 | 1444 | 1597 | 1624 | 1494 | 1480 | 1378 | 1530 | 1530 | 1556 | 1424 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 18 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | — | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | S 18 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | SSE 14 | SSW 14 | SSE 13 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 12 | SSE 11 | SSE 11 |
| kJ | 24 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 40 | 21 | 67 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — | S 20 | — | S 19 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 7 | — | 8 | — | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ESE 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2329 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 17 | 17 | 14 | 17 | 62 | 199 | 199 | 171 | 0 | 46 | 27 | 100 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 66 | 66 | 62 | 33 | 0 |
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