Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today (20 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with NNE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 9PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Emerald Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 28°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | ESE 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 15 | 32 | 45 | 42 | 58 | 32 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 128 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:23PM1.23m | 4:07AM0.83m | 4:24PM1.29m | 5:03AM0.91m | 5:11PM1.36m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:31PM0.45m | 9:31AM0.47m | 11:19PM0.36m | 10:34AM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:42 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Temp °C | 26 | 23 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 27 | 28 | 27 | 23 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 17 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | NNE 5 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 | S 11 | S 10 | S 12 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 12 | S 12 | S 12 | S 11 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 47 | 103 | 89 | 112 | 39 | 399 | 297 | 217 | 85 | 78 | 95 | 8 | 5 | 107 | 73 | 228 | 1065 | 680 | 587 | 214 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 8 | S 18 | S 19 | S 19 | S 18 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | E 8 | S 16 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | S 17 | S 15 | S 20 | S 12 |
| kJ | 15 | 56 | 113 | 256 | 325 | 32 | 25 | 15 | 146 | 80 | 45 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 40 | 30 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 7 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 11 | SE 7 | SSW 7 | E 8 | N 11 | E 8 | E 8 | S 20 | S 18 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | S 19 |
| kJ | 53 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 98 | 63 | 39 | 62 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 25 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 29 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | — | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | S 12 | S 5 | SSE 6 | SSE 7 | SSE 8 | — | — | SSE 10 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 6 | 32 | 45 | 42 | 58 | — | — | — | 14 | 14 | 10 | 187 | 160 | 223 | 360 | 408 | — | — | 772 | 128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 309 | 413 | 16 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 147 | 2 | 150 | 233 | 40 | 21 | 176 | 176 | 39 | 39 | 39 |
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