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8:41 am 3 Apr 2012


Emerald Beach ratings
Quality on a good day: 4.0
Consistency of surf: 3.0
Difficulty level: 3.0
Crowds: 2.0

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Emerald Beach Surf Forecast / Australia

2 – 7 Day Weather and Surf Issued (local time): 21 pm Sunday 03 Jun 2012

Emerald Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Rating 2
2
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Energy
Swell Map See all maps
Largest waves (m) & direction (?) 1.1
ENE
1.0
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.5
E
0.2
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
1.6
SE
1.0
SE
-
-
1.0
SE
-
-
-
-
0.2
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.9
ENE
Period (s) (?) 8 8 9 10 9 10 13 9 9 10 10 - 9 - - 8 7 5
Surfscale
Wave
Graph

(?)
Max-energy 173 147 94 117 81 48 16 15 15 0 200 0 0 0 0 6 21 46
Wind
(km/h)
10
W 5
W 10
SW 10
W 25
S 20
S 15
SSW 10
SSW 10
SSW 15
SW 20
SSW 15
SSE 10
SSW 15
S 10
SSE 10
SW 15
SSW 10
SSE
Wind State (?) cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
off off off off off cross-
off
off cross-
off
off off cross-
off
off off cross-
off
Key to wind character - offshore winds at Emerald Beach blow from the SSW
onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:14PM
1.99
8:27AM
1.27

8:59PM
2.00
9:15AM
1.24

9:44PM
1.96
10:05AM
1.19

10:29PM
1.86
10:56AM
1.15

11:15PM
1.73
11:52AM
1.11

12:02AM
1.59


Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:50AM
0.14

2:16PM
0.03
3:38AM
0.14

3:00PM
0.08

4:26AM
0.17
3:46PM
0.17

5:14AM
0.21
4:33PM
0.29

6:03AM
0.27
5:24PM
0.42

6:54AM
0.32

 

Note: the tide data above is for Northwest Solitary Island, Australia which is 14 km away. Surf properties and timing are calculated for Emerald Beach. New forecast is published every 6 hours at www.surf-forecast.com. See detailed tide info and graph.

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Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is 21.6 °C (Statistics for 03 Jun 1981-2005 - mean: 21.9 max: 23.5 min: 20.6 °C)

Days 0-3 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm air temperatures (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Wed morning). Days 3-6 Weather Summary: Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Cool air temperatures (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
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  clear clear clear rain showers rain showers clear clear rain showers part cloud rain showers rain showers clear rain showers rain showers rain showers part cloud rain showers rain showers
Summary clear clear clear rain shwrs rain shwrs clear clear rain shwrs some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs clear rain shwrs rain shwrs rain shwrs some clouds rain shwrs rain shwrs
Rain (mm) - - - 1 1 - - 1 - 2 1 - 3 1 1 - 1 3
High °C 13 16 16 13 18 16 13 15 15 12 17 16 13 17 15 13 17 15
Low °C 8 13 11 9 16 14 12 15 13 10 15 13 12 15 13 12 15 14
Chill °C (?) 12 16 16 11 17 15 12 14 15 10 16 15 12 17 15 12 16 14
Sunrise - 6:37 - - 6:37 - - 6:37 - - 6:37 - - 6:37 - - 6:39 -
Sunset - - 16:53 - - 16:53 - - 16:52 - - 16:52 - - 16:52 - - 16:52
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The above surf forecast table for Emerald Beach provides essential information for determining whether the surfing conditions will be good over the next 2-7 days. A general guide to surfing at Emerald Beach can be found by selecting the local surf guide option on the grey menu. Our Emerald Beach surf forecast is unique since it includes wave energy (power) that defines the real feel of the surf rather than just the height or the period. If you surf the same spot (Emerald Beach) regularly then make a mental note of the wave energy from the surf forecast table each time you go. Very soon you may start to choose your surf days based on the wave energy alone combined with our forecast of favourable offshore wind conditions. Our star ratings will help here and of course you will also find the usual wave height and period predictions on our surf forecasts as well as a full break down of the swell components under our advanced users option (to reveal that, click the little Einstein character under the tide times).

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Are you planning a holiday in North Coast? If you are looking for accommodation near Emerald Beach, camping, hotels and holiday cottages in North Coast, consider staying in Coffs Harbour which is 21 km (13 miles) away. Alternatively, find information about places to stay and car hire in South Grafton which is 53 km (33 miles) away