Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today (23 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 3AM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 22). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Afternoon (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 8s |
| Evening (23 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 7s |
Table - waves today at Emerald Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon morning, fresh winds from the NNE by Tue afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sat 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 43 | 46 | 41 | 32 | 43 | 59 | 56 | 50 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 46 | 47 | 49 | 51 | 69 | 61 | 80 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:07PM1.26m | 4:31AM0.82m | 5:04PM1.33m | 5:29AM0.88m | 5:51PM1.41m | |||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:11PM0.47m | 10:03AM0.42m | 00:00AM0.39m | 11:03AM0.36m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:25 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:27 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 |
| kJ | 43 | 46 | 41 | 32 | 43 | 59 | 56 | 50 | 198 | 164 | 110 | 101 | 184 | 160 | 188 | 174 | 133 | 131 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SE 7 | ENE 9 | E 8 | E 7 | SSW 8 | S 12 | ENE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | SE 6 | SE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 5 | 5 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 148 | 47 | 53 | 59 | 46 | 33 | 49 | 51 | 69 | 61 | 80 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | SE 6 | SE 7 | S 14 | S 7 | S 6 | S 16 | S 14 | S 13 | NE 7 | SE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | SE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 33 | 4 | 10 | 131 | 206 | 219 | 47 | 33 | 21 | 18 | 12 | 8 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | S 3 | SSW 4 | S 3 | S 3 | SE 4 | SE 6 | SE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 5 | 10 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 77 | 77 | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 83 | 53 | 53 | 114 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 176 | 7 | 2 |
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