Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 12 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
25.1° C
(Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 5PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 7s secondary swell from a South direction, 1.1m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (12 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (12 Apr)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


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Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
Period(s) (?)13131314141414141414141414131111111111111010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5955956808041016100211151147117911911057918769599563447431394460427388365289227
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
SSW
15
SE
10
E
10
NNW
15
W
15
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
10
W
5
W
0
SSE
15
E
15
E
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffoffglassononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------
Sunset---5:31-------5:30-------5:29----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151923222018161413182019191616151519212020181615
Feels °C (?)121719191814121010151615181414131318191820181514
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