Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Thursday 26 Feb 2026 AEDT
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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
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 4PM is: 1.5m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (26 Feb)5ft (1.5m)9s
Evening (26 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
E
1.7
E
1.6
E
1.6
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)999999988888888888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)257257295343436463394432412412367358309309309264264264223218235212251212
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:58PM
0.88
5:37AM
1.50
6:15PM
0.93
6:39AM
1.58
7:13PM
1.03
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:28AM
0.36
10:37PM
0.32
12:38PM
0.26
11:52PM
0.27
1:31PM
0.16
12:53AM
0.19
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sun
01
Sunrise6:35-------6:35-------6:35-------
Sunset---7:23-------7:22-------7:22----
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-11---------------------
Temp. °C232525252423232323252524222323222324242423232323
Feels °C (?)242525252423232322232322222322222323232323222222
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