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Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Friday 16 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
23.7° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Crescent Head today?

The current surf forecast for Crescent Head at 1PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jan)5ft (1.6m)6s
Afternoon (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (16 Jan)4.5ft (1.3m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
1
0
2
2
0
1
2
3
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
2
0
0
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
NE
1
ENE
1.5
NE
1.6
NE
1.3
ENE
1.9
NE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.7
SSW
1.9
SSW
1.6
SSW
1.8
S
1.7
S
1.6
S
1.5
S
1.4
S
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
ESE
1.5
ESE
1.6
ESE
2.3
E
2.2
E
Period(s) (?)66676777766611109988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16980183207130312163132108220280218778557436351283173181223280326699675
Wind
(km/h)
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
5
ENE
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
SW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
25
SE
20
SSE
15
SSW
10
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
on		oncross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:40AM
1.68
7:30PM
0.98
8:23AM
1.75
8:10PM
1.04
9:04AM
1.80
8:46PM
1.11
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:28AM
0.34
2:31PM
0.52
1:16AM
0.26
3:07PM
0.49
2:01AM
0.18
3:40PM
0.47
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
Sunrise--5:58-------5:58-------6:00-----
Sunset-----7:54-------7:54-------7:54--
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
1---386321----11------1-
Temp. °C222122272724212020202022252422201918192526252321
Feels °C (?)222123282827222021202021232221201818192524242422
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