Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 04 May 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 2AM is: 2.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)7ft (2.2m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (05 May)6.5ft (2.0m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1439
1532
1532
1401
1158
1056
1030
1027
1018
813
795
700
674
663
592
578
580
514
502
432
432
369
312
305
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
0
W
15
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
ESE
5
NE
10
NW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
0
ESE
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
9:44PM1.51m
10:02AM0.96m
10:23PM1.46m
10:44AM0.91m
11:06PM1.40m
11:33AM0.86m
Low Tide
4:25AM0.26m
3:39PM0.28m
5:09AM0.31m
4:17PM0.34m
5:59AM0.35m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:18
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5:08
5:07
5:07
1
1
5
1
Temp °C
21
20
19
18
18
22
22
20
20
19
18
19
19
19
21
21
20
18
17
16
17
22
25
24
21
20
20
18
19
24
21
19
19
18
17
17
18
17
20
20
20
18
16
15
16
20
23
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
Energy kJ
1439
1532
1532
1401
1158
1056
1030
1027
1018
813
795
700
674
663
592
578
580
514
502
432
432
369
312
305
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
5
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
5
26
25
55
59
9
83
42
32
26
22
20
18
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.2
NNE
10
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
NNE
9
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
3
5
5
5
5
52
11
23
40
36
35
13
13
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SSE
4
1.1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
1
SSE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
5
0.2
WSW
5
0.3
NW
3
0.4
NW
3
Energy kJ
36
55
56
53
42
18
13
2
1
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
2
2
2
2
0
40
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
79
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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