Emerald Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.18° S 153.19° E

Issued: 9 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is

19.8° C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today (12 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 2AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 11). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Afternoon (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Evening (12 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sat 11		Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tuesday 14
	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)	0	0	1	1	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	ESE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 7	N 4	SE 7	SSW 7
Wave Graph
kJ	372	366	305	253	220	175	142	122	94	90	56	55	37	30	17	18	10	10	6	6	5	1	2	0
Wind (km/h)	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	WNW	W	ESE	WNW	W	WSW	W	W	WNW	ENE	ENE	N	NW	W	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross
High Tide	5:26PM1.62m				5:46AM1.02m				6:22PM1.74m				6:48AM1.05m					7:16PM1.84m				7:44AM1.08m
Low Tide			00:13AM0.20m				11:34AM0.11m					1:11AM0.09m			12:30PM0.06m					2:04AM0.01m				1:24PM0.03m


	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:41	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:02
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	13	13	13	13	17	21	20	18	15	13	12	11	14	16	16	15	14	12	12	11	14	16	16
Feels °C	14	11	11	10	10	14	19	18	16	12	11	10	9	13	14	13	14	12	9	9	8	12	13	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	ESE 10	SE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	SE 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	S 8	ESE 8	S 12	SSW 7	SSW 7	S 4
kJ	372	366	305	253	220	175	142	122	94	90	56	55	37	55	57	57	60	56	52	6	11	10	10	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	NNE 4	NNE 4	S 11	S 11	SSW 7
kJ	119	86	86	64	62	59	42	40	39	35	26	13	6	30	17	18	10	6	6	1	1	9	9	10
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 16	S 17	S 17	S 17	S 16	S 15	NNW 3	N 4	N 4	N 4	SSW 7	ESE 10	SSE 8	SSE 8	SE 8	ESE 10	ESE 10	—	S 12	ESE 7	N 4	SE 7	S 10
kJ	—	5	6	6	6	5	4	2	3	1	2	10	10	6	6	2	10	10	—	11	5	1	2	9
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	N 3	NNW 3	NW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	NNW 3	—	—	SSW 2	SW 7	SW 3	S 7	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	—	SSW 8	SSW 4	S 4	S 4	S 4
kJ	—	2	3	5	7	7	4	—	—	1	24	6	39	—	—	—	—	1	—	49	18	12	8	9
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	2	2	2	2	2	2	0	5	2	0	0	0	2	2	13	39	2	2	83	83	166	145	98	98
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Huzzawouie (Huzzas) WA - Margaret River	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Mystics NSW - Illawarra	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Akkorokamui QLD - Gold Coast	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Back Bommie NSW - Port Macquarie	Tallebudgera QLD - Gold Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay
Rating (10 max)	5	3	4	4	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	1	1	4	5	9	9	9	5	7
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Rating (10 max)	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	9	9	9	6	7

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