Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Friday 06 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
25.8° C
(Which is 1.2°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 6AM is: 1.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)9s
Afternoon (07 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s
Evening (07 Mar)5ft (1.6m)9s

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


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Fri
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
2.1
SE
Period(s) (?)999999999999988888888878
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)646604591591486413398407398407249197189176165130157169204273302334250530
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
NE
5
NNW
0
ENE
10
ENE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassglassoncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:55PM
1.57
11:30AM
1.36
11:36PM
1.58
11:59AM
1.21
12:21AM
1.55
12:27PM
1.08
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:20AM
0.19
5:19PM
0.39
6:06AM
0.33
5:46PM
0.40
6:57AM
0.48
Fri
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Sunrise----6:41-------6:41-------6:43---
Sunset-------7:15-------7:15-------7:13
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-------------111--1--111
Temp. °C252524242425262524232323232425242423232323242525
Feels °C (?)262625262525262425242526262625242423232323242425
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