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Crescent Head

Mid North Coast NSW, Australia

🪨Rocks🦈Sharks👥Crowded

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Crescent Head is the quintessential Australian point break—a long, walling right that peels along a rocky headland for 400+ meters on its day. The wave is forgiving and Malibu-style, making it a longboarder's paradise and a classic introduction to point surfing. The town is a quiet coastal hamlet with genuine surf village charm. Crowds can be intense when it's good, but the wave is so long that everyone eventually gets their share. This is old-school Australian surfing at its finest.

10-Day Forecast

Thu13

Poor

1.0mS@10s

13km/h

1.0m@10s

13km/h

Fri14

Fair

1.8mSSE@10s

13km/h

1.8m@10s

13km/h

Sat15

Fair

1.6mSSE@8s

15km/h

1.6m@8s

15km/h

Sun16

Fair

1.5mSSE@9s

14km/h

1.5m@9s

14km/h

Mon17

Good

1.9mSE@8s

11km/h

1.9m@8s

11km/h

Tue18

Good

1.9mESE@8s

10km/h

1.9m@8s

10km/h

Wed19

Fair

1.5mESE@8s

9km/h

1.5m@8s

9km/h

Thu20

Fair

1.3mESE@8s

6km/h

1.3m@8s

6km/h

Fri21

Fair

1.7mESE@9s

10km/h

1.7m@9s

10km/h

Sat22

Fair

1.6mE@9s

11km/h

1.6m@9s

11km/h

Groomed 5+ days out, less certain

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Today's Conditions

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Best session: MorningAM 10 km/h · PM 14 km/h

Swell

1.0m

S(176°)

Score: 10/25

Period

10s

Medium period swell

Score: 14/25

Wind

13km/h

SW(224°)

Score: 24/25

Weather

16°C

0.0mm0%

First light 5:55amSunrise 6:25amSunset 5:20pmLast light 5:50pm

Windswell0.8m@4sSecondary0.4mConfidence

100%

Location & Conditions

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Hourly Forecast, Tide & Strike Windows

Strike window: 5:55am–1:26pm · through highStrike window: 2:43–5:50pm · risingIdeal tide: 0.4–1.6m

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°C

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3m1.5

sec

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swell

windkm/h

9g14

11g25

16g38

16g37

13g23

11g20

10g25

14g34

17g38

13g27

13g24

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11g27

8g30

10g17

8g21

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12g26

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8g21

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14g35

13g36

tidem

2:33am0.2m

8:27am1.5m

2:06pm0.3m

8:40pm2.1m

3:10am0.3m

9:06am1.5m

2:59pm0.3m

9:23pm1.9m

3:50am0.2m

9:55am1.5m

3:40pm0.4m

10:03pm1.8m

4:27am0.3m

10:36am1.6m

4:33pm0.5m

10:39pm1.6m

5:03am0.3m

11:23am1.5m

5:26pm0.5m

5:35am0.4m

12:03pm1.4m

6:21pm0.6m

6:09am0.4m

12:52pm1.4m

7:25pm0.7m

6:55am0.5m

1:55pm1.4m

8:43pm0.7m

2:03am1.0m

7:48am0.6m

3:09pm1.4m

10:03pm0.6m

3:27am1.0m

8:54am0.6m

Ideal tideStrike windowNight

Tide times today

2:33 am

Low tide - 0.21m

8:27 am

High tide - 1.49m

2:06 pm

Low tide - 0.35m

8:40 pm

High tide - 2.10m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Poor

Components

Swell Direction2/25

Swell Size10/25

Swell Period14/25

Wind24/25

Raw Score50/100

Adjustments

Wind History-4

🌊💨 Windswell-5

🌊 Tide+5

💨 Gusty Wind-5

⚠️ Weak Component-5

Adjusted Score36/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score36

🌊💨 Windswell🌊 Optimal tide window

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Swell Requirements

Optimal direction: E (96°)
Direction range: 29° - 117°
Size range: 0.8m - 2.5m
Ideal size: 2.0m
Height multiplier: 0.97×
Ideal period: 12s+

Wind Requirements

Optimal direction: SSW (203°)
Offshore range: 161° - 268°

Tide Requirements

Optimal tide: all
Optimal range: 0.4m - 1.6m

Water temp

21°C

Wetsuit

Springsuit / 2mm

Difficulty

5/10

Crowd level

9/10

Frequently Asked Questions

What tide is best at Crescent Head?

Crescent Head works best on a mid tide, ideally between 0.4m and 1.6m on the local tide chart. The tide chart above shows today’s strike window.

What wind direction is offshore at Crescent Head?

Offshore wind at Crescent Head blows from the SSW (203°). Anything in the 161° to 268° range grooms the faces; outside it, expect chop or bumpy conditions.