Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Monday 23 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
26.1° 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 7PM is: 1.5m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 1.3m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Mar)--
Afternoon (23 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (23 Mar)5ft (1.6m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
0
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ESE
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.7
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
2.2
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.5
E
2.4
E
2.3
E
Period(s) (?)77778889999991010101012121313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1181381632003592893563714394595285396146546826827101462191822402240200817121530
Wind
(km/h)
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
20
SE
20
SSE
10
SSW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
NW
5
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:57AM
1.24
12:33AM
1.76
12:45PM
1.08
1:40AM
1.72
1:44PM
0.96
2:57AM
1.69
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:47PM
0.24
7:17AM
0.39
6:34PM
0.27
8:37AM
0.50
7:32PM
0.32
10:09AM
0.55
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------6:52-------6:54-------6:54-
Sunset-6:55-------6:54-------6:53------
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
22331-------------------
Temp. °C232322222223232424232321191918232424232120181824
Feels °C (?)242422232223232322222422191918232323242322191925
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