Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 28 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 4AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 28). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (29 Jan)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (29 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.8
SE
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)88871010999999777777888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)182151143140134154147991019599937472719191147153157157161191341
Wind
(km/h)
10
NE
10
ENE
0
NNE
5
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
0
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crossglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:49AM
1.71
5:57PM
1.00
6:55AM
1.85
7:00PM
1.03
7:53AM
1.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:38PM
0.32
12:45PM
0.46
11:45PM
0.24
1:49PM
0.40
12:47AM
0.14
2:41PM
0.35
Wed
28
Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunrise----6:09-------6:11-------6:11---
Sunset-------7:50-------7:50-------7:49
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C212119191923232323232220212425242322212021252525
Feels °C (?)212221202024222324252521222524242323222223252424
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