Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 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 8PM is: 2.3m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)--
Afternoon (24 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)7.5ft (2.3m)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 afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Mon
27
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)
3
2
2
2
3
2
3
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1005
711
702
699
651
547
504
523
486
416
300
238
186
125
120
91
124
120
143
142
177
177
172
110
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
5
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
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
High Tide
2:34PM0.90m
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
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:11
6:11
6:13
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5:19
5:17
5:16
5:15
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
20
21
21
21
19
20
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
16
18
17
17
17
18
19
18
17
18
19
18
17
18
17
18
18
18
17
18
18
18
16
16
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.6
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.7
ESE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
9
0.4
SSE
8
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.3
E
7
1
ENE
8
Energy kJ
4
77
55
52
35
94
45
45
25
24
93
117
186
125
120
91
124
120
143
142
177
177
172
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.4
SSE
8
0.4
SSE
8
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1
SE
7
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.4
SE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.9
ESE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
27
4
4
4
2
26
26
105
123
107
12
15
11
13
11
10
5
73
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
9
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
S
21
0.3
SSE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
E
11
Energy kJ
4
4
4
2
3
13
12
11
4
3
8
11
5
5
5
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SE
10
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.3
SE
8
2.2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
8
1.4
SE
8
0.9
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.5
S
7
0.7
S
4
Energy kJ
1005
711
702
699
651
547
504
523
486
416
300
238
91
43
33
23
12
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
85
98
176
176
0
40
0
39
176
176
0
0
0
0
0
0
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
5
5
5
6
9
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