Emerald Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 30.18° S 153.19° E

Issued: 9 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is

20.2°C

Emerald Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 13s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 3PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s
Evening (13 Sep)	0.5ft (0.2m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Sunday 13						Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	NE 4	ENE 13	ENE 12	E 10	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	15	8	11	39	54	53	57	52	48	42	59	124	175	175
Wind (km/h)	W	NE	ENE	NE	NNE	NNW	NW	NW	NW	N	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	NE	NNE	N	N
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:14AM1.47m				9:23PM1.40m				9:51AM1.47m				9:59PM1.26m					10:30AM1.44m
Low Tide				3:20PM0.12m				3:32AM0.06m					4:03PM0.19m				4:02AM0.14m				4:47PM0.28m


	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:38	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	17	18	18	17	16	15	14	14	18	20	19	17	16	15	14	14	20	22	22	19	20
Feels °C	15	15	15	15	15	14	14	12	12	14	15	14	14	14	14	12	11	16	18	18	17	19
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 11	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 12	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 11	SSE 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10
kJ	359	285	274	250	288	209	198	265	218	312	196	180	134	132	88	85	57	56	33	32	32	19
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 20	S 19	S 18	SSW 18	S 16	S 16	ENE 4	E 10	ENE 12	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 12	E 13	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	E 14	E 14	E 14
kJ	198	190	167	104	85	45	10	8	15	8	8	8	2	2	12	3	19	21	21	16	16	4
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	E 10	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	E 9	N 12	N 12
kJ	17	17	17	17	17	17	17	16	8	3	3	3	3	3	5	1	1	2	2	2	3	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	NE 3	NE 4	NE 4	NNW 3	NNW 2	NNW 2	NE 3	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 6	NNE 6
kJ	—	—	—	—	5	10	15	3	1	1	11	39	54	53	57	52	48	42	59	124	175	175
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Macauleys NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Turners Beach NSW - North Coast	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Macauleys NSW - North Coast	Macauleys NSW - North Coast	Macauleys NSW - North Coast	Macauleys NSW - North Coast	Macauleys NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Snapper Rocks QLD - Gold Coast	Umina Beach NSW - Newcastle	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Macauleys NSW - North Coast	Macauleys NSW - North Coast	Macauleys NSW - North Coast	Moonee Beach and Creek NSW - North Coast	Nambucca Heads NSW - Port Macquarie	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Lighthouse Beach Port Macquarie NSW - Port Macquarie	Macauleys NSW - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	2	39	85	176	2	2	2	2	2	39	226	413	39	2	2	2	5	39	394	394	147	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	1				1	1	1	1	1				1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Red Bluff WA - North West	Red Bluff WA - North West	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Luna Park VIC - Far West	Cyclops WA - Far South	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Supertubes WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River	Margaret River Bommie WA - Margaret River
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	6	4	1	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	9	5	5	5	5	5

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