Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Wednesday 18 Feb 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
25.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 10PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Feb)--
Afternoon (18 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (18 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
0.6
SE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.5
SE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.8
SSE
1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NNE
Period(s) (?)595669999999998866655555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)625067818747505252515164383735764646444259626269
Wind
(km/h)
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
N
5
WNW
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
5
SE
0
SSW
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:38PM
1.42
10:29AM
1.75
10:18PM
1.50
11:04AM
1.67
11:02PM
1.56
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:52AM
-0.03
4:35PM
0.36
4:35AM
0.01
5:07PM
0.34
5:21AM
0.09
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise------6:28-------6:30-------6:31-
Sunset-7:34-------7:32-------7:31------
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------1-----
Temp. °C292926262423222726242423232323252626242322222227
Feels °C (?)272827272523232826262828272727292625252523232328
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