Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 10 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
25.0° 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 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 1.5m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (10 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)13s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.6
E
1.7
E
1.8
E
1.9
E
1.9
E
Period(s) (?)131313131312121313131313141313131313131414141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2823423313903613343234314344274985997576907807697807697729461158127914421463
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
15
NNE
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
W
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononoffcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:21PM
0.80
2:41AM
1.24
3:40PM
0.85
3:44AM
1.29
Low Tide
/ height (m)
8:44AM
0.46
7:37PM
0.51
9:51AM
0.40
9:00PM
0.49
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Mon
13
Sunrise6:01-------6:03-------6:03-------
Sunset---5:34-------5:32-------5:31----
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192526252322222120283027232221212021212120181715
Feels °C (?)192424232322222019272828232220201919182019141312
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