
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today (26 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 12AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (26 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (26 Oct) | 7.5ft (2.3m) | 7s |
| Evening (26 Oct) | 8ft (2.5m) | 8s |
Table - waves today at Emerald Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 25 | Monday 26 | Tuesday 27 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NNE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
552 | 724 | 913 | 897 | 833 | 596 | 507 | 296 | 335 | 269 | 194 | 131 | 108 | 77 | 62 | 62 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 30 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 8:10PM1.36m | 8:40AM1.64m | 8:54PM1.32m | 9:21AM1.72m | 9:39PM1.24m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:17AM-0.01m | 3:02PM0.05m | 2:54AM-0.01m | 3:51PM0.03m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 7:02 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:04 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:05 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 30 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 19 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | — | NE 8 | NE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | S 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 | S 9 | SSE 9 |
7 | 7 | 256 | 475 | 516 | 596 | 507 | 96 | — | 269 | 194 | 131 | 108 | 77 | 62 | 431 | 364 | 270 | 181 | 232 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 20 | S 20 | S 19 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | — | S 16 | S 16 | — | S 15 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | NNE 7 | E 7 |
8 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | — | 5 | 5 | — | 4 | 51 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 62 | 43 | 42 | 31 | 25 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 15 | E 15 | E 15 | SSW 10 | E 14 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 13 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 36 | 4 | 30 | 32 | 31 | 27 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | — | — | NNE 8 | NE 8 | S 3 | S 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 6 | S 9 | — | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | NNE 7 |
552 | 724 | 913 | 897 | 833 | — | — | 296 | 335 | 11 | 83 | 102 | 114 | 160 | 495 | — | 30 | 26 | 21 | 30 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 394 | 664 | 39 | 160 | 7 | 2 | 114 | 2 | 16 | 79 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 39 | 2 | 2 |
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