Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 AEST
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Emerald Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is
23.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 3AM is: 2.1m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Afternoon (25 Apr)6.5ft (2.0m)8s
Evening (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Emerald Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
910
699
651
573
574
578
502
429
378
196
160
125
120
117
127
143
142
194
199
130
127
117
222
275
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
10
S
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:44AM1.43m
3:49PM0.98m
3:50AM1.39m
4:49PM1.10m
4:46AM1.36m
Low Tide
7:57PM0.41m
9:48AM0.23m
9:21PM0.42m
10:41AM0.19m
10:33PM0.38m
11:23AM0.15m
thunderstorm
clear
cloud
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:13
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5:17
5:16
5:15
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
21
21
19
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
20
21
21
20
20
19
17
17
17
19
21
18
17
19
18
17
18
19
18
17
18
17
17
17
18
19
19
19
19
18
15
15
15
17
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.3
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
E
7
1.4
E
7
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
54
35
27
45
31
16
15
23
147
151
123
120
117
127
143
142
194
199
130
127
117
133
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.4
SE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.4
NE
9
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
22
22
20
107
91
12
14
18
5
10
82
22
69
67
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
S
19
0.1
S
16
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
SSE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Energy kJ
4
4
2
2
20
11
12
11
11
7
5
9
5
32
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
SE
9
2.3
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2.1
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.2
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
0.4
SW
3
1.5
E
7
1.6
E
7
Energy kJ
910
699
651
573
574
578
502
429
378
196
160
125
79
57
73
69
2
222
275
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
176
176
0
12
0
39
176
176
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
5
9
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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