Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 06). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Mon
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
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
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)9999101099999991010101010101099916
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)207171166173181146140137134104104102104116121120122158154145139142142164
Wind
(km/h)
5
ESE
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
NNW
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NW
0
NNW
10
E
10
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
10
SW
5
SW
10
SW
5
SE
15
E
15
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscrosscrossoffoffoffcross-
off
offglasscross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:47PM
1.41
10:59AM
0.94
11:31PM
1.34
11:47AM
0.86
12:25AM
1.27
12:54PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:07PM
0.26
5:24AM
0.35
4:42PM
0.34
6:18AM
0.42
5:24PM
0.41
7:26AM
0.47
Mon
06
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise----6:00-------6:01-------6:01---
Sunset-------5:37-------5:36-------5:35
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C201917161724252422212020202726242322212020232424
Feels °C (?)201916141524242323211919192825242423232222262525
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