Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 20 Feb 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (20 Feb)3ft (0.9m)6s
Evening (20 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
SE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SSE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.9
SE
0.8
SE
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.7
NE
1.4
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
0.8
NE
1.1
NE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
Period(s) (?)966666655566566666666666
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)38605552474739487485100777831131153178137107903989341325
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
E
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NE
20
N
15
NNE
10
NW
5
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscross-
off
glassononcrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:04AM
1.67
11:02PM
1.56
11:41AM
1.55
11:49PM
1.59
12:20PM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:35AM
0.01
5:07PM
0.34
5:21AM
0.09
5:41PM
0.32
6:12AM
0.21
6:19PM
0.32
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Sunrise--6:30-------6:31-------6:31-----
Sunset-----7:31-------7:30-------7:30--
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---1-----------------
Temp. °C242323242626242322212127282621212020202627262424
Feels °C (?)272626282928262623222227272521222121212525242223
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