Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 11 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 1AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a East direction and 1.0m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

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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Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
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
1.9
S
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.5
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.4
SSE
Period(s) (?)131313131313131414141414141414141212121111111110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4995074925775955956808041016100211151163117911911057918997599593553431373436388
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
10
S
10
SW
15
SSW
10
SW
5
SSW
10
ESE
15
E
10
N
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
10
WNW
5
WSW
5
W
5
SE
15
E
15
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
ononcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offoffglassonon
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:09AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
0.41
Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Sunrise----6:05-------6:05-------6:05---
Sunset-------5:31-------5:30-------5:29
part cloud
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. °C212017161319222220181614131821191916161414192020
Feels °C (?)201916131117181818151211101516151815141212181718
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