Emerald Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.18° S 153.19° E

Emerald Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is
20.0°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 3AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 05). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (06 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)7s
Evening (06 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
10
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
0.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
64
51
53
39
49
67
74
56
35
26
26
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
SSE
20
ESE
30
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
S
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:18AM0.88m
3:58PM1.49m
4:39AM0.93m
5:03PM1.57m
Low Tide
9:47PM0.36m
8:58AM0.33m
11:01PM0.26m
10:16AM0.28m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:56
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:34
5:34
 mm
Temp °C
22
23
23
23
23
24
22
19
18
17
15
15
15
18
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
21
21
20
20
21
22
19
13
13
13
12
12
13
16
16
17
16
17
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