Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 24 Nov 2025 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
20.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 12PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 04:00am November 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Nov)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (24 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (24 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
0
2
1
1
2
1
2
0
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
ENE
0.7
E
0.8
ENE
1.4
S
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.1
SSE
0.8
E
1.7
NNE
0.8
E
0.9
SSE
1.7
NNE
1.5
NNE
0.8
E
1.5
NNE
1.8
NNE
0.8
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)1010101010610101010101081061097711661110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)949215790125125120120130141144174153131207130130234186146176254143141
Wind
(km/h)
5
WNW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
5
WSW
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
SSW
10
NE
15
N
20
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
N
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrossglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:32AM
1.71
11:11PM
1.02
12:19PM
1.64
11:55PM
1.03
1:09PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:25AM
0.23
6:14PM
0.56
5:09AM
0.25
6:57PM
0.61
5:59AM
0.28
7:43PM
0.63
Monday
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
Sunrise--5:37-------5:37-------5:37-----
Sunset-----7:30-------7:30-------7:31--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------------1-11------
Temp. °C201921242322212019182126262423232222233034332422
Feels °C (?)211920222020222221192226252526252323253034332322
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