Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 17 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
23.7° 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 5AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a South direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.1m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Apr)8ft (2.4m)9s
Afternoon (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Evening (18 Apr)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
5
4
4
4
4
2
3
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
S
0.5
S
0.5
S
1.4
S
2.2
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
2.5
S
3
S
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2.1
SSE
2
SSE
2
SSE
3
S
3
S
3.5
S
2.4
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
2.3
SSE
3
S
3
S
Period(s) (?)88868991011121111121211121212121212121313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3333321445341015108311291546226010641107116610501032241725873497153414471471149632893041
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
10
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
20
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:58PM
1.79
8:28AM
1.47
8:46PM
1.89
9:10AM
1.36
9:36PM
1.94
9:54AM
1.22
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:25AM
0.06
2:20PM
0.16
3:18AM
0.10
2:58PM
0.14
4:14AM
0.18
3:40PM
0.14
Fri
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
Sunrise----6:09-------6:09-------6:09---
Sunset-------5:24-------5:23-------5:22
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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. °C232019171720212019161615151921201917161616202121
Feels °C (?)232014131516161515131312131617161615141313161716
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