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Consistency
4
difficulty
9
crowd
200M
wave length
POINT
break type
5
WAVE QUALITY
Crescent Head
Crescent Head
Right
Scotts Head
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Valla
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Sawtell
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Crescent Head Surf Spot

Australia,  New South Wales,  Port Macquarie to Coffs Harbour
  • What's it like?
  • Forecast
  • Seasons
  • Popular questions

Located in between Port Macquarie and Coffs Harbour in New South Wales, Crescent Head is an decent point break that speeds along a sandy bottom. The waves here are pretty easy to surf, and break for up to 200 meters providing speeding hollow sections for the tube hunter in all of us.

What are the best surf conditions for Crescent Head?

This spot gets good between chest high and double overhead. A long board will work well on smaller days, but bring a shortboard or fish when the size comes. Crescent head is best suited to intermediate and advanced surfers. The surf here is fairly consistent (5/10) but will be very crowded when it is breaking (9/10). The best winds are from the West and the best swell direction is Southeast. Mid to high tides give the best window of opportunity.

In summer we recommend wearing a springsuit with water temperatures hitting 21 degrees in January. In winter a 3/2 is the norm as temps descend to 16 degrees. See the temperature chart below for more data on this.

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200M LONG WAVE
Point break OVER Sand BOTTOM

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Seasonal surf conditions at Crescent Head

The chart below shows seasonal surf data over a 12 month period. Consistency of swells are only recorded for a swell with a period of more than 7 seconds. This data is for the region and not necessarily specific to Crescent Head. It also shows the peak, shoulder and off peak seasons for surfing at Crescent Head. Check today's Crescent Head surf report for current conditions.

Air and sea temperature for surfing at Crescent Head

The air and sea temperatures at Crescent Head surf spot are listed below on average over a 12 month period. See our recommendations on what to wear.

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Other Surf Spots Nearby

There are 3 other surf spots near Crescent Head. Discover them below:

49.3KM

Scotts Head

8
Right | Exp Surfers
200m long
Surf forecast
66.2KM

Valla

6
Right | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast
91.4KM

Sawtell

4
Peak | Exp Surfers
100m long
Surf forecast

Crescent Head surf map

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