Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Wednesday 04 Mar 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
26.0° 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 10AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am March 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Afternoon (04 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (04 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


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Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.5
ENE
1.4
NE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)9966665556677710101099999910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2252151701338274838696116162191209209282357370397340333484446340454
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:52AM
1.79
9:37PM
1.47
10:27AM
1.67
10:15PM
1.53
11:00AM
1.52
10:55PM
1.57
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:11AM
-0.06
4:00PM
0.40
3:54AM
-0.02
4:27PM
0.40
4:37AM
0.06
4:53PM
0.39
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Friday
06
Sunrise--6:39-------6:39-------6:41-----
Sunset-----7:19-------7:17-------7:16--
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C232222252525242423222125262524242323222626252424
Feels °C (?)232222242324232323222223242424242324242625242525
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