Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Monday 19 Jan 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
24.2° 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 8AM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.8m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jan)7.5ft (2.3m)8s
Afternoon (19 Jan)6ft (1.8m)9s
Evening (19 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
3
0
0
1
2
3
4
4
3
1
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
SE
1.8
SE
2.3
SE
2.2
SE
1.8
SSE
1.6
SE
1.7
SSE
1.7
SSE
1.4
SE
1.6
SSE
1.6
SSE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.7
SE
2
SE
2.2
SE
2.1
ESE
2.1
ESE
2
ESE
2
ESE
2.1
SE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
Period(s) (?)88889899898881111111111111111111010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)76745372458948636341641626238633925524865991812041006988890873972972865769
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
10
S
10
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
crossoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:42AM
1.83
9:22PM
1.18
10:20AM
1.82
9:59PM
1.25
10:57AM
1.78
10:37PM
1.31
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:44AM
0.11
4:11PM
0.47
3:26AM
0.05
4:42PM
0.47
4:07AM
0.03
5:13PM
0.46
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Sunrise--6:01-------6:01-------6:03-----
Sunset-----7:53-------7:53-------7:53--
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
4322-1-----1------------
Temp. °C212021232323222120192122232322191716192324232118
Feels °C (?)211920212121201919182020202019181514182020202018
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