Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Saturday 10 Jan 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
24.2° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11AM is: 2.1m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jan)7ft (2.1m)7s
Afternoon (10 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (10 Jan)5ft (1.5m)7s

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

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Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
4
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
2.4
NNE
2.2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
1.4
NE
1.7
NE
1.5
NE
3
NNE
2.3
NNE
2.4
NE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.5
S
2.1
S
2.2
S
2.1
S
2
S
1.9
SSE
2.2
SSE
2.2
SSE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
Period(s) (?)777777788888867888877777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)5104534184031833182251047604711248197153176461594587566450475518386362301
Wind
(km/h)
30
N
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
25
S
20
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
0
SW
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrossglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:33AM
1.26
2:25PM
1.31
2:35AM
1.29
3:10PM
1.16
3:44AM
1.34
4:01PM
1.04
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:54AM
0.36
8:29PM
0.58
9:02AM
0.50
9:09PM
0.56
10:22AM
0.59
9:54PM
0.52
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
Sunrise--5:52-------5:54-------5:54-----
Sunset-----7:55-------7:55-------7:55--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
Rain (mm)
--------------11----131-
Temp. °C232122282927252423222226252322222121212324242422
Feels °C (?)211921262625232424242125222020211920202325262825
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