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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 9 pm Sunday 17 May 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
23.8° C
(Which is 1.8°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 4AM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 1.6m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 May) | 8ft (2.4m) | 9s |
| Afternoon (18 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
| Evening (18 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 83mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wednesday 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | |
Swell Height Map |   |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 | |
994 | 1119 | 1126 | 699 | 977 | 928 | 829 | 781 | 753 | 848 | 1048 | 1008 | 791 | 924 | 904 | 922 | 942 | 865 | 786 | 640 | 563 | 689 | 970 | 1320 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:34PM2.02m | 8:50AM1.20m | 9:28PM2.06m | 9:38AM1.12m | 10:24PM2.04m | 10:28AM1.05m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:17AM0.17m | 2:35PM0.07m | 4:15AM0.23m | 3:22PM0.07m | 5:15AM0.31m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:58 |
3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 3 | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 |
18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 8 | SSE 9 |
 kJ | 718 | 723 | 783 | 699 | 635 | 588 | 529 | 541 | 476 | 495 | 565 | 828 | 791 | 924 | 904 | 922 | 942 | 865 | 786 | 640 | 563 | 500 | 481 | 708 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | S 6 | S 7 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 44 | 113 | 248 | 434 | 443 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NNE 7 | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | SW 5 | SSW 6 | SSW 7 | SSW 8 | S 8 | S 9 |
| kJ | 994 | 1119 | 1126 | 167 | 977 | 928 | 829 | 781 | 753 | 848 | 1048 | 1008 | 337 | — | — | — | — | 13 | 76 | 200 | 372 | 689 | 970 | 1320 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 76 | 76 | 76 | 66 | 0 | 76 | 76 | 33 | 76 | 197 | 76 | 76 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 |
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