Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today (19 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 12AM is: 1.0m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 18). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (19 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (19 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 6s |
| Evening (19 Oct) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Emerald Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 18 | Monday 19 | Tuesday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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) | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 72 | 66 | 57 | 59 | 86 | 95 | 98 | 87 | 161 | 207 | 243 | 237 | 226 | 266 | 218 | 212 | 206 | 316 | 337 | 337 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | glassy | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross |
High Tide | 2:16PM1.24m | 3:13AM0.81m | 3:25PM1.23m | 4:29AM0.87m | 4:26PM1.25m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:28PM0.45m | 8:25AM0.52m | 10:33PM0.40m | 9:47AM0.51m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:59 | — | — |
mm | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | SSE 7 | E 8 |
| kJ | 261 | 165 | 216 | 168 | 165 | 121 | 98 | 87 | 161 | 207 | 243 | 237 | 226 | 266 | 218 | 212 | 206 | 239 | 5 | 337 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | SE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | S 19 | SSE 7 |
| kJ | 32 | 57 | 30 | 30 | 29 | 17 | 116 | 88 | 86 | 58 | 58 | 35 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 13 | ENE 10 | ESE 12 | SE 12 | SE 11 | SE 11 | ENE 9 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 9 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | S 18 |
| kJ | 3 | 31 | 14 | 22 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 6 | 6 | — | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | E 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | — |
| kJ | 72 | 66 | 57 | 59 | 86 | 95 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 316 | 337 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 469 | 85 | 85 | 12 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 39 | 21 |
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