Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 12AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5ft (1.5m)8s
Afternoon (30 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (30 Apr)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
2
E
9
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
253
185
213
295
219
219
219
182
173
173
182
213
247
247
253
213
213
287
412
603
505
599
549
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
5
E
5
E
5
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
0
SSW
10
WSW
5
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
0
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
NE
15
NE
20
ENE
15
NE
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:35PM1.51m
7:10AM1.38m
7:15PM1.62m
7:43AM1.30m
7:55PM1.70m
8:14AM1.21m
Low Tide
00:59AM0.21m
1:00PM0.38m
1:45AM0.23m
1:28PM0.33m
2:29AM0.27m
1:56PM0.29m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
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6:16
6:18
6:18
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5:13
5:12
5:10
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
3
3
1
1
Temp °C
22
21
19
19
20
21
21
21
21
20
18
16
17
19
21
21
21
19
19
19
19
21
22
22
21
21
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
17
16
17
20
20
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
9
1.9
E
9
1.8
E
9
Energy kJ
181
185
185
213
219
219
219
219
182
173
173
182
213
247
247
253
213
213
207
260
363
505
599
549
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
SSE
16
0.2
SSE
15
0.2
SSE
14
0.2
SSE
13
0.2
SSE
12
0.2
SSE
11
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
7
Energy kJ
6
6
5
5
5
5
26
21
18
17
14
12
10
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
4
6
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
18
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
7
0.1
S
6
0.1
N
14
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
Energy kJ
6
8
8
7
13
5
5
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
7
7
7
6
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.7
E
8
2
E
9
Energy kJ
253
295
287
412
603
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
3
3
Distance (km)
17
197
155
46
0
0
0
17
290
114
114
0
0
0
0
0
62
76
62
0
0
0
62
62
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
4
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