Crescent Head surf break

Crescent Head surfForecast / NSW – Port Macquarie / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 03 May 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
24.2° C
(Which is 1.5°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 2PM is: 1.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)7ft (2.2m)10s
Evening (03 May)6.5ft (2.0m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
2.2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
694
623
623
980
769
769
784
708
786
802
800
1175
937
1116
1200
1068
969
875
976
771
755
673
661
649
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
N
10
NNW
5
W
10
SW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SW
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:45AM1.14m
9:13PM1.77m
9:16AM1.07m
9:55PM1.75m
9:48AM1.01m
10:39PM1.70m
Low Tide
2:26PM0.27m
3:55AM0.39m
2:57PM0.26m
4:40AM0.47m
3:33PM0.27m
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rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:18
6:20
6:20
6:20
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
18
17
19
23
22
22
21
19
17
18
21
21
21
20
19
17
17
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
18
17
19
21
21
22
20
20
18
18
21
18
18
18
18
16
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
1.9
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2
E
11
1.9
E
11
2
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.8
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
1.7
E
11
Energy kJ
694
623
623
694
769
769
784
708
786
802
800
818
937
1116
1200
1068
969
875
976
771
755
673
661
649
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
18
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.8
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
1
4
3
3
2
2
6
4
4
4
4
35
36
28
20
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.2
S
18
0.1
SE
18
Energy kJ
6
6
6
5
4
4
3
26
13
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
E
10
2.4
ENE
10
1.2
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
N
5
0.5
SSW
3
1.1
S
5
1.1
S
5
Energy kJ
980
1175
61
49
48
6
53
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
3
2
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
33
76
76
76
66
0
0
0
15
197
290
76
46
0
0
0
17
133
52
14
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Port Macquarie
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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