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Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia
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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
24.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 7PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (01 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (01 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 8s |
| Evening (01 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 1 | Saturday 2 | Sunday 3 | Mon 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
253 | 253 | 334 | 488 | 759 | 651 | 680 | 708 | 753 | 769 | 957 | 769 | 769 | 694 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 961 | 978 | 696 | 696 | 710 | 800 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 7:55PM1.70m | 8:14AM1.21m | 8:34PM1.75m | 8:45AM1.14m | 9:13PM1.77m | 9:16AM1.07m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:29AM0.27m | 1:56PM0.29m | 3:12AM0.33m | 2:26PM0.27m | 3:55AM0.39m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | |
— | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:09 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:08 | |
— | — | 5 | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 20 |
21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
253 | 253 | 253 | 291 | 513 | 651 | 680 | 708 | 753 | 769 | 769 | 769 | 769 | 694 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 623 | 610 | 682 | 696 | 696 | 710 | 800 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 7 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 |
8 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 2 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 6 | N 14 | — | — | — | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | — | S 17 | S 15 | S 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 4 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | 334 | 488 | 759 | — | — | — | — | — | 957 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 961 | 978 | — | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 76 | 17 | 155 | 76 | 76 | 171 | 99 | 127 | 290 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 | 33 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 76 | 0 | 0 |
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