Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.18° S 153.19° E

Emerald Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is
20.1°C
0.9° 

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


How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today (11 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Oct)--
Afternoon (11 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (11 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.7
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.6
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
33
49
145
155
118
91
70
110
126
200
227
216
182
80
87
54
54
71
65
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
SSW
5
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
10
NNE
5
W
10
SSW
Wind State
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
High Tide
9:18PM1.31m
9:42AM1.57m
9:54PM1.21m
10:17AM1.56m
10:30PM1.11m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.07m
4:03PM0.14m
3:48AM0.12m
4:44PM0.19m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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6:11
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6:53
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6:53
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6:54
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1
2
1
1
4
3
3
Temp °C
24
23
22
22
21
20
22
29
26
25
26
24
24
22
19
19
23
24
23
20
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
20
19
21
26
23
24
25
23
24
24
20
19
23
25
26
21
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