Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.18° S 153.19° E

Emerald Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is
20.5°C
1.0° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 12AM is: 2.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.8m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 25). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)7s
Evening (26 Oct)8ft (2.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 28°C on Mon afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
1
2
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
7
2.5
NE
8
3
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.5
NE
8
2.1
NE
8
2
NE
8
1.6
NNE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.3
NE
7
1.1
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
552
724
913
897
833
596
507
296
335
269
194
131
108
77
62
62
43
42
31
30
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
10
ENE
35
S
25
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:10PM1.36m
8:40AM1.64m
8:54PM1.32m
9:21AM1.72m
9:39PM1.24m
Low Tide
2:17AM-0.01m
3:02PM0.05m
2:54AM-0.01m
3:51PM0.03m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:58
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5:56
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7:02
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7:04
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7:05
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 mm
1
1
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2
1
1
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4
1
1
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1
1
1
1
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Temp °C
22
22
21
21
20
20
20
23
28
19
18
18
17
17
18
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
21
21
20
22
21
20
19
23
30
15
15
16
16
17
18
17
18
17
18
18
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