Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 28 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
23.3° 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 7PM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Apr)--
Afternoon (28 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (28 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 19mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
Fri
1
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
215
162
158
217
258
260
224
260
224
260
302
331
329
338
338
339
298
295
295
302
343
412
418
417
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
6:17PM1.33m
6:17AM1.29m
6:53PM1.43m
6:56AM1.24m
7:27PM1.50m
7:34AM1.19m
Low Tide
00:22AM0.28m
12:30PM0.11m
1:06AM0.24m
1:00PM0.11m
1:46AM0.20m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
rain showers
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6:13
6:15
6:15
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5:15
5:14
5:13
5:12
1
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
21
20
19
18
17
17
20
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
19
18
18
20
19
20
20
20
18
16
16
19
20
21
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
18
17
17
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.4
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
0.2
S
9
1.6
E
8
0.2
S
8
1.6
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.8
E
8
Energy kJ
215
162
158
217
258
260
224
260
224
7
6
6
6
338
6
339
298
295
295
302
343
412
418
417
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ESE
8
0.1
S
11
0.7
SE
7
0.1
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
10
0.2
S
9
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
16
0.1
NE
16
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
16
0.3
S
15
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
11
0.3
S
10
Energy kJ
11
2
56
2
8
8
8
7
7
9
9
10
9
6
8
5
5
21
39
64
59
28
23
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
N
16
0.1
S
11
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
N
16
0.1
NE
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
21
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
14
0.1
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
3
5
2
5
5
5
9
4
9
6
8
4
4
7
25
5
5
5
5
1
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
7
1.4
E
8
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
Energy kJ
69
65
260
302
331
329
338
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
85
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
176
176
0
0
40
21
98
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
3
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
8
8
9
9
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
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