Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Thursday 29 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
24.8° 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 6AM is: 0.9m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (30 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)7s

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

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Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.8
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)999977777788888881091211111111
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)99959993727072719455165169161137256313212322321723663617622611
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
0
SE
0
WNW
5
WSW
5
WSW
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NNW
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onglassglassoffcross-
off
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:57PM
1.00
6:55AM
1.85
7:00PM
1.03
7:53AM
1.96
7:52PM
1.09
8:45AM
2.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:45PM
0.24
1:49PM
0.40
12:47AM
0.14
2:41PM
0.35
1:43AM
0.03
3:25PM
0.34
Thu
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
01
Sunrise----6:11-------6:11-------6:13---
Sunset-------7:50-------7:49-------7:47
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C232321191924252423222120212526252424232122262827
Feels °C (?)252524202025252423232221232525242424232122252726
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