Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 24 Jan 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
24.9° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm January 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jan)--
Afternoon (24 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (24 Jan)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
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
3
1
0
1
1
4
3
4
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.3
SE
1.3
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
2
S
2
S
2
S
2.1
S
2.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)9999999910101111111414131312121212121213
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)25521621616516517818222128131633434130365863048847343732411551175117413781497
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
E
20
ENE
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
5
SW
20
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:50PM
1.51
1:00AM
1.42
1:34PM
1.38
2:03AM
1.45
2:27PM
1.24
3:16AM
1.50
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:58PM
0.42
7:18AM
0.31
7:42PM
0.40
8:27AM
0.43
8:33PM
0.39
9:52AM
0.50
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Sunrise------6:07-------6:07-------6:09-
Sunset-7:52-------7:52-------7:52------
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252423232322222727272424232323272625242221202125
Feels °C (?)242323232324242828282626252526272424232321202023
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