Crescent Head ^06 taken on the Monday, 19th October 2009 at 12-09pm. - panoramio — Crescent Head, the nearest town. Photo: Christopher Wood, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons

About Crescent Head

Crescent Head is a town in New South Wales, Australia. From Crescent Head you can reach 6 surf spots, 1 kite spot and 1 windsurf spot. The nearest is Cresent Head, a surf spot 0.5 km from the centre. Overture lists 25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites. The nearest airport is PQQ, 29 km away.

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Staying in Crescent Head

25 places to stay within 2 km of the centre, 4 of them campsites (Overture places)
Nearest airports: PQQ, 29 km, CFS, 98 km, ARM, 149 km

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Where it is

Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for intermediates: green on a good day. The dashed circle is 20 km from Crescent Head.

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Surf within 20 km

The next 7 days. Each day's wave height, green on a good day for the level each spot suits. Pick your level for the days that suit you. The best of the spots that stay in Crescent Head each day wears a ★ Best badge, only on a Good day. 1 spot stays in another town: within your drive, it counts for Crescent Head too.

Wave height in feet, the wave energy in kJ under it.GoodBest spot that day for intermediatesUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.

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Back Beach ( Crescent Head )0.9 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft191 kJ

3 ft92 kJ

3 ft72 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

3 ft52 kJ

5 ft145 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Back Beach ( Crescent Head ), each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	48, good	5 ft7 smushy	191kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	39, fair	3 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	20°C
Tue 20Oct	43, fair	3 ft6 smushy	72kJ	wind from the east, 4 knots	21°C
Wed 21Oct	36, fair	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the south-west, 2 knots, offshore	22°C
Thu 22Oct	29, too small	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-east, 8 knots	20°C
Fri 23Oct	26, poor	3 ft6 smushy	52kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 8 knots	23°C
Sat 24Oct	26, poor	5 ft6 smushy	145kJ	wind from the north, 8 knots	25°C

Point Plomer14.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 14 km

4 ft172 kJ

3 ft82 kJ

3 ft81 kJ

3 ft70 kJ

3 ft43 kJ

3 ft31 kJ

4 ft92 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Point Plomer, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	46, fair	4 ft8 smushy	172kJ	wind from the north-east, 3 knots	19°C
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	3 ft7 smushy	82kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 1 knot	18°C
Tue 20Oct	46, fair	3 ft6 smushy	81kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 5 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	33, poor	3 ft6 smushy	70kJ	wind from the east, 2 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	11, too small	3 ft5 smushy	43kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	14, too small	3 ft5 smushy	31kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	21, poor	4 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 17 knots	22°C

Back Plommer7.5 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft226 kJ

4 ft101 kJ

3 ft83 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft65 kJ

3 ft53 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Back Plommer, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	36, fair	5 ft7 smushy	226kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	36, fair	4 ft7 smushy	101kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	41, fair	3 ft6 smushy	83kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	34, poor	3 ft6 smushy	75kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	15, poor	3 ft6 smushy	65kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	10, poor	3 ft6 smushy	53kJ	wind from the north-east, 21 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	11, poor	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	22°C

Cresent Head0.5 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft191 kJ

3 ft92 kJ

3 ft72 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

3 ft75 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft114 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Cresent Head, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	38, fair	5 ft7 smushy	191kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	32, poor	3 ft6 smushy	92kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	40, fair	3 ft6 smushy	72kJ	wind from the east-south-east, 3 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	30, poor	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	12, poor	3 ft6 smushy	75kJ	wind from the north-east, 18 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	3 ft5 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-east, 20 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	12, poor	4 ft6 smushy	114kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	22°C

Crescent Head1.3 kmabout 5 min by car

5 ft211 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

3 ft74 kJ

3 ft65 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

3 ft59 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Crescent Head, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	39, fair	5 ft7 smushy	211kJ	wind from the north-east, 5 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	37, fair	3 ft7 smushy	95kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 2 knots	18°C
Tue 20Oct	37, fair	3 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots	19°C
Wed 21Oct	31, poor	3 ft6 smushy	65kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 3 knots	20°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	16, poor	3 ft6 smushy	59kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 16 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	19, poor	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	22°C

Delicate Nobby6.7 kmabout 15 min by car

5 ft211 kJ

3 ft95 kJ

3 ft74 kJ

3 ft65 kJ

3 ft50 kJ

3 ft56 kJ

4 ft118 kJ

Forecast and score for intermediate surfers at Delicate Nobby, each day
Day	Score for intermediates	Swell	Energy	Wind	Temp
Sun 18Oct	35, poor	5 ft7 smushy	211kJ	wind from the north-east, 4 knots	20°C
Mon 19Oct	33, poor	3 ft7 smushy	95kJ	wind from the north-east, 2 knots	19°C
Tue 20Oct	38, fair	3 ft6 smushy	74kJ	wind from the west-south-west, 4 knots, offshore	20°C
Wed 21Oct	32, poor	3 ft6 smushy	65kJ	wind from the east-north-east, 2 knots	19°C
Thu 22Oct	14, too small	3 ft6 smushy	50kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 13 knots	21°C
Fri 23Oct	11, poor	3 ft6 smushy	56kJ	wind from the north-east, 21 knots	21°C
Sat 24Oct	12, poor	4 ft6 smushy	118kJ	wind from the north-north-east, 18 knots	22°C

Distances are in a straight line from the middle of Crescent Head, to spots that land joins: none across a bay or on another island. A drive marked "about" is our estimate: the straight line times 1.8 minutes a km, measured on the drives we have routed (half of those come within 21% of the routed time).

Kite near Crescent Head

Crescent Head 1.3 km · stays here

Windsurf near Crescent Head

Crescent Head 1.3 km · stays here

Places to eat near Crescent Head

Crescent Head Chinese Seafood RestaurantChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
Pandanus Garden Bar and RestaurantSeafood · 0.2 km from the centre
MezzalunaItalian · 0.4 km from the centre
Vick's ChineseChinese · 0.2 km from the centre
Lumah-at-home0.1 km from the centre

Within 2 km of the town centre, listed by how complete the listing is (website, opening hours, cuisine) and whether two sources name it. Not a judgement of the food: we have no reviews. Listings © OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL) and Overture Maps Foundation. Credits

Crescent Head, Australia

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Where it is

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