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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 3 am Saturday 18 Apr 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
23.7° 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 8AM is: 2.2m 8s primary swell from a South direction and 1.9m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Apr) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (18 Apr) | 8ft (2.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 32 | 151 | 496 | 937 | 1019 | 1085 | 1753 | 2460 | 1126 | 1166 | 1207 | 1186 | 1166 | 2457 | 2682 | 3826 | 1587 | 1613 | 1707 | 1588 | 3341 | 3041 | 2898 | 2501 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | cross- off | off | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- off | cross- off |
High Tide / height (m) | 8:28AM 1.47 | 8:46PM 1.89 | 9:10AM 1.36 | 9:36PM 1.94 | 9:54AM 1.22 | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 2:25AM 0.06 | 2:20PM 0.16 | 3:18AM 0.10 | 2:58PM 0.14 | 4:14AM 0.18 | 3:40PM 0.14 | ||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | Monday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:09 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | - | - | 5:24 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:23 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:22 | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
| Feels °C (?) | 14 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
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