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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

Thu6

Good

1.0mSSE@11s

6km/h

1.0m@11s

6km/h

Fri7

Fair

1.0mSSE@10s

6km/h

1.0m@10s

6km/h

Sat8

Fair

0.8mESE@8s

8km/h

0.8m@8s

8km/h

Sun9

Poor

1.2mENE@10s

15km/h

1.2m@10s

15km/h

Mon10

Poor

1.5mNE@10s

20km/h

1.5m@10s

20km/h

Tue11

Fair

1.0mSSE@11s

11km/h

1.0m@11s

11km/h

Wed12

Poor

0.9mS@10s

20km/h

0.9m@10s

20km/h

Thu13

Poor

1.9mS@10s

14km/h

1.9m@10s

14km/h

Fri14

Fair

2.7mS@10s

11km/h

2.7m@10s

11km/h

Sat15

Fair

1.1mSSE@10s

8km/h

1.1m@10s

8km/h

5+ days out, less certain

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Today's Conditions

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Best session: MorningAM 6 km/h · PM 7 km/h

Swell

1.0m

SSE(162°)

Score: 10/25

Period

11s

Medium period swell

Score: 23/25

Wind

6km/h

SSE(148°)

Score: 21/25

Weather

14°C

0.0mm49%

First light 6:01amSunrise 6:31amSunset 5:16pmLast light 5:46pm

Windswell0.1m@1sSecondary0.5mConfidence

100%

Location & Conditions

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Hourly Forecast, Tide & Strike Windows

Strike window: 6:01am–12:40pm · through lowStrike window: 2:58–5:46pm · droppingIdeal tide: 0.4–1.6m

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swell

windkm/h

5g12

6g16

4g14

8g21

6g9

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10g25

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tidem

7:08am0.6m

1:48pm1.7m

8:21pm0.8m

1:55am1.4m

8:07am0.6m

3:03pm1.7m

9:45pm0.7m

3:21am1.3m

9:08am0.6m

4:12pm1.8m

11:03pm0.6m

4:38am1.3m

10:16am0.6m

5:14pm2.0m

5:43am1.3m

11:20am0.5m

6:10pm2.0m

6:45am1.4m

12:23pm0.4m

7:03pm2.1m

1:49am0.3m

7:36am1.5m

1:16pm0.4m

7:54pm2.1m

2:31am0.3m

8:27am1.6m

2:09pm0.4m

8:37pm2.2m

3:13am0.3m

9:09am1.5m

2:53pm0.3m

9:23pm1.9m

3:47am0.3m

Ideal tideStrike windowNight

Tide times today

7:08 am

Low tide - 0.55m

1:48 pm

High tide - 1.68m

8:21 pm

Low tide - 0.76m

Times shown in spot-local time.

Strike Score Breakdown

Good

Components

Swell Direction6/25

Swell Size10/25

Swell Period23/25

Wind21/25

Raw Score60/100

Adjustments

🌊 Tide+5

Adjusted Score65/100

Confidence

Multiplier×1.00

Final Score65

🌊 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.