Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 01 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
26.1° 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 6PM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (01 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (01 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
SE
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
E
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)888898888988888989999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)110105133140186177173221234186256321361392385371241318286274268262158150
Wind
(km/h)
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:45AM
1.88
7:36PM
1.15
8:32AM
1.90
8:18PM
1.27
9:14AM
1.87
8:58PM
1.38
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:23PM
0.42
1:36AM
0.03
2:58PM
0.40
2:25AM
-0.04
3:30PM
0.40
3:11AM
-0.06
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:22-------7:20----
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-111--------------------
Temp. °C212324242423232223242525232322222224242424232322
Feels °C (?)232425242523242324242424222221222223232323222322
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