Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 02 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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.5°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 6PM is: 1.5m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (02 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s
Evening (02 Mar)5ft (1.5m)8s

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


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Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.1
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
ENE
1.6
NE
1.4
NE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)888888898999999668888877
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)256275329361321359239247241247206292190225232175147200200176151180114120
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:32AM
1.90
8:18PM
1.27
9:14AM
1.87
8:58PM
1.38
9:52AM
1.79
9:37PM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:58PM
0.40
2:25AM
-0.04
3:30PM
0.40
3:11AM
-0.06
4:00PM
0.40
3:54AM
-0.02
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thu
05
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:39-------
Sunset---7:22-------7:20-------7:19----
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C222325242323232222232424242423222225252524242322
Feels °C (?)222323222222222120212223242322212223232322232322
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