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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
23.2° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Crescent Head today (28 May):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 11PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 8s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 11s |
| Evening (28 May) | 5.5ft (1.7m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Crescent Head. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 43mm), heaviest during Thu afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thu 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | Sun 31 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSW 8 | E 10 | S 8 | S 9 | SSW 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | E 10 | |
730 | 651 | 651 | 639 | 669 | 557 | 557 | 494 | 555 | 555 | 494 | 475 | 616 | 277 | 233 | 475 | 195 | 205 | 215 | 567 | 194 | 186 | 169 | 137 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
on | on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 6:13PM1.57m | 6:32AM1.15m | 6:57PM1.67m | 7:07AM1.10m | 7:38PM1.74m | 7:42AM1.06m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 00:49AM0.38m | 12:15PM0.36m | 1:37AM0.39m | 12:48PM0.31m | 2:22AM0.40m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:37 | — | — | |
— | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:53 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:52 | |
9 | 23 | 11 | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 21 | 20 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 18 |
20 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | S 9 | E 10 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 8 | S 8 |
730 | 651 | 651 | 639 | 669 | 557 | 557 | 494 | 555 | 555 | 494 | 377 | 257 | 277 | 205 | 195 | 195 | 205 | 215 | 230 | 194 | 186 | 169 | 137 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | S 5 | S 9 | E 10 | S 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 36 | 210 | 325 | 205 | 233 | 233 | 188 | 153 | 149 | 118 | 121 | 121 | 121 | 118 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 18 | S 18 | SE 17 | S 8 | S 16 | S 16 | S 8 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | — | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | NE 8 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 |
19 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 12 | 47 | 46 | 11 | 39 | 21 | 9 | 12 | 42 | 5 | — | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | — | — | SW 2 | SW 3 | SSW 6 | SSW 8 | SSW 9 | WSW 3 | WSW 4 | SSW 8 | — | — | WSW 3 | SSW 9 | W 3 | — | — | — |
— | — | 61 | 145 | 123 | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 189 | 475 | 616 | 3 | 18 | 475 | — | — | 5 | 567 | 3 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 62 | 62 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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