
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (28 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SSE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11PM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (28 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 28 | Tuesday 29 | Wednesday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
250 | 217 | 370 | 253 | 149 | 149 | 122 | 108 | 113 | 158 | 161 | 161 | 130 | 200 | 181 | 171 | 158 | 148 | 142 | 138 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 9:07PM1.47m | 9:21AM1.77m | 9:45PM1.35m | 10:10AM1.79m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:01AM0.23m | 3:50PM0.17m | 3:36AM0.22m | 4:44PM0.28m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | NE 5 | NE 5 |
250 | 217 | 181 | 253 | 149 | 149 | 122 | 108 | 113 | 158 | 161 | 161 | 130 | 116 | 90 | 88 | 58 | 65 | 25 | 30 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 7 | E 7 | ESE 7 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ENE 8 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 7 | E 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 16 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 15 | SSE 14 |
110 | 89 | 93 | 58 | 50 | 29 | 58 | 63 | 51 | 57 | 52 | 51 | 54 | 43 | 49 | 171 | 158 | 148 | 142 | 138 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SSE 11 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | S 16 | S 22 | S 21 | SSE 20 | SE 19 | SSE 17 | SSE 16 | ENE 8 | SE 11 | SE 11 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 |
42 | 41 | 45 | 13 | 55 | 52 | 22 | 15 | 46 | 9 | 9 | 39 | 89 | 200 | 181 | 49 | 31 | 5 | 43 | 30 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 7 | ESE 6 | SSE 8 | ESE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 5 | NNE 5 |
117 | 74 | 370 | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | 6 | 55 | 69 | 70 | 95 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 199 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 290 | 304 | 76 | 76 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie | ||||||||||||||||||||
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
Header Global | ||||||||||||||||||||
- Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)











