Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.18° S 153.19° E

Emerald Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is
20.5°C
1.3° 

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 (02 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 12AM is: 1.5m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Nov)--
Afternoon (02 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (02 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.2
NE
6
1
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.5
NNE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
E
6
1.2
NE
5
1.4
NNE
5
1.7
NNE
5
1.9
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
92
97
175
116
75
53
21
21
23
26
26
41
30
29
24
65
95
162
316
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
NNE
15
N
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
5
N
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
25
NE
15
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:55PM1.51m
2:55AM0.92m
3:06PM1.45m
4:13AM1.00m
4:14PM1.40m
Low Tide
9:01PM0.22m
8:19AM0.40m
10:09PM0.20m
9:45AM0.41m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
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5:50
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7:07
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7:08
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 mm
5
1
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Temp °C
20
22
21
20
19
18
19
22
22
21
20
19
18
18
18
22
24
21
20
19
Feels °C
20
22
22
21
19
17
18
22
21
21
22
21
18
19
17
21
23
19
20
19
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