Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 06 Apr 2026 AEST
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Emerald Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is
25.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 4PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 06). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Evening (06 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)1010999999101099999991010101010109
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)262216211211207171168173181146140137134104104102104116120120122125122142
Wind
(km/h)
15
SW
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
5
ESE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NE
15
NE
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offcross-
off
crossglasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:20AM
1.03
10:47PM
1.41
10:59AM
0.94
11:31PM
1.34
11:47AM
0.86
12:25AM
1.27
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:38AM
0.28
4:07PM
0.26
5:24AM
0.35
4:42PM
0.34
6:18AM
0.42
5:24PM
0.41
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thu
09
Sunrise6:00-------6:00-------6:01-------
Sunset---5:38-------5:37-------5:36----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C172021212018171616232624222120202027282523222120
Feels °C (?)151819192017161414222423232120191926262526242221
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