Crescent Head, Australia
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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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Each place is ringed by its best day this week, a surf spot for beginners: 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 beginner surfers. A spot that does not suit them is tagged with the level it suits and never goes green for them. 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.GoodUnder each day, the wind in knots: the arrow points where it blows to.A tag under a spot's name is the level its colours are for: Intermediate
| Spot | Sun 18 | Mon 19 | Tue 20 | Wed 21 | Thu 22 | Fri 23 | Sat 24 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Back Beach ( Crescent Head )0.9 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up | 5 ft191 kJwind from the east, 4 knots | 3 ft92 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore | 3 ft71 kJwind from the south-west, 3 knots, offshore | 3 ft59 kJwind from the west-north-west, 1 knot, offshore | 3 ft75 kJwind from the north-east, 9 knots | 3 ft56 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 5 ft145 kJwind from the north-north-west, 4 knots |
All readings for Back Beach ( Crescent Head ): score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Back Plommer7.5 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up | 5 ft226 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots | 4 ft101 kJwind from the north-west, 1 knot, offshore | 3 ft83 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots | 3 ft75 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 3 ft65 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots | 3 ft51 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots | 5 ft155 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots |
All readings for Back Plommer: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Crescent Head1.3 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up | 5 ft211 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots | 3 ft95 kJwind from the west, 1 knot, offshore | 3 ft74 kJwind from the south-west, 1 knot | 3 ft65 kJwind from the north, 4 knots | 3 ft60 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots | 3 ft56 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots | 5 ft155 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots |
All readings for Crescent Head: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Cresent Head0.5 kmabout 5 min by carIntermediate and up | 5 ft191 kJwind from the north-east, 5 knots | 3 ft92 kJwind from the west, 1 knot, offshore | 3 ft72 kJwind from the east, 4 knots | 3 ft59 kJwind from the north, 4 knots | 3 ft75 kJwind from the north-east, 16 knots | 3 ft56 kJwind from the north-north-east, 12 knots | 5 ft145 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots |
All readings for Cresent Head: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Delicate Nobby6.7 kmabout 15 min by carIntermediate and up | 5 ft211 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots | 3 ft95 kJwind from the north-west, 1 knot | 3 ft74 kJwind from the south-south-west, 2 knots, offshore | 3 ft65 kJwind from the north-north-east, 4 knots | 3 ft50 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots | 3 ft56 kJwind from the north-north-east, 13 knots | 5 ft155 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots |
All readings for Delicate Nobby: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
| Point Plomer14.2 kmabout 25 min by carStays in Port Macquarie, 14 kmIntermediate and up | 4 ft172 kJwind from the north-east, 3 knots | 3 ft82 kJwind from the west-south-west, 1 knot, offshore | 3 ft81 kJwind from the west-south-west, 2 knots | 3 ft70 kJwind from the north-east, 4 knots | 3 ft43 kJwind from the north-east, 13 knots | 3 ft31 kJwind from the north-north-east, 10 knots | 5 ft120 kJwind from the north-north-west, 7 knots |
All readings for Point Plomer: score, swell, energy, wind and temperature each day | |||||||
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