Crescent Head Surf Forecast

/ NSW – Port Macquarie (37 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks) / Lat Long: (31.19° S 152.98° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 11 May 2026 AEST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 24.0° C
(Which is 1.7°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 4AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.5m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.8m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 May)	6ft (1.9m)	12s
Afternoon (12 May)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (12 May)	6ft (1.9m)	11s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 36mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Mon 11		Tuesday 12								Wednesday 13								Thursday 14
	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	2	1	2	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	E 7	SE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	1691	1564	1430	1216	1000	950	817	787	773	792	290	251	271	262	293	355	219	212	340	309	191	210	297	329
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SE	ESE	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					4:06AM1.44m				4:13PM1.31m				4:55AM1.45m				5:09PM1.46m				5:42AM1.44m
Low Tide		9:25PM0.36m					10:21AM0.51m				10:29PM0.31m				11:03AM0.41m				11:29PM0.25m				11:44AM0.31m


	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:26	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:00
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	2	2	4	5	3	4	3	1	2	—	1	1	2	—
Temp °C	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	20	19	19	18	18	19	19	19	20	19	19	18	19	20	20	20
Feels °C	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	17	17	16	17	16	16	18	17	16	18	17	17	17	18	19	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 7	SSE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SE 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	E 7	ESE 7	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7
kJ	204	218	194	216	216	216	210	210	210	198	244	251	271	262	293	193	219	181	215	309	191	160	297	329
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 6	E 7	SSE 7	SSE 8	E 11	SSE 8	SSE 8	E 10	E 10
kJ	273	268	264	199	187	138	138	139	103	99	64	60	59	59	37	79	134	169	142	20	146	131	18	18
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	N 10	S 25	S 24	SE 23	SSE 22	E 11	E 11	E 11	E 11	SSE 16	E 10	E 10	E 11	—
kJ	180	161	142	121	119	87	84	48	47	47	2	12	11	21	46	59	37	21	21	24	19	19	20	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	SSE 14	SSE 13	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 7	—	—	E 6	E 6	SE 7	ESE 7	E 7	SE 7	ESE 7	—	ESE 7	—	—
kJ	1691	1564	1430	1216	1000	950	817	787	773	792	290	—	—	79	97	355	219	212	340	191	—	210	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	1	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2
Distance (km)	52	52	17	17	52	199	199	199	340	17	17	17	17	17	17	290	17	17	62	17	17	17	232	17
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie	North Haven	Saltwater	Saltwater	Saltwater	North Haven					Forster Beach (Nambucca)	Hat Head	Tuncurry-North Wall	Saltwater	Scotts Head	Trapdoors		Hat Head	Scotts Head	Scotts Head	Trapdoors	Tuncurry-North Wall	Forster Beach (Nambucca)		Hat Head
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4					3	3	2	2	3	2		3	3	3	3	2	2		2
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	3	4	3	3	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	5	9	5	5	9	5	9	9	8	9	9	8	6	8	7	6	6	9	9	5	9	5

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