Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 01 Dec 2025 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
23.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 3PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am December 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Dec)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (01 Dec)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (01 Dec)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thu
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
0
2
0
0
2
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
S
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.8
SSE
0.9
SSE
1.5
SSW
1
S
2.1
SSW
1.7
S
2.2
SSE
2.5
S
2.5
S
1.8
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SSE
1.3
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.2
SSE
1.1
SSE
1
SSE
1
SSE
0.9
SSE
Period(s) (?)888888898788999998888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1571921921599675107307114432383614110799350538026821117617213811010484
Wind
(km/h)
5
W
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
10
N
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
20
S
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
ESE
20
E
15
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:15AM
1.44
5:46PM
1.40
6:14AM
1.61
6:39PM
1.36
7:09AM
1.79
7:31PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:35AM
0.31
11:51PM
0.32
12:41PM
0.26
12:36AM
0.23
1:43PM
0.21
1:21AM
0.15
Monday
01
Tuesday
02
Wednesday
03
Thu
04
Sunrise5:35-------5:35-------5:35-------
Sunset---7:37-------7:37-------7:37----
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C182323232016151315202120191716151720212121201816
Feels °C (?)1620181919141389141414151413131518181920191715
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