Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 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
23.6° 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 12PM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 17s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (06 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 9°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
674
590
590
512
512
512
502
441
377
320
314
260
255
214
220
183
154
158
164
171
171
171
133
135
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NNW
10
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
15
W
10
S
10
E
15
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
ENE
5
NW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
10:44AM0.91m
11:06PM1.40m
11:33AM0.86m
11:54PM1.35m
12:34PM0.84m
00:48AM1.31m
Low Tide
5:09AM0.31m
4:17PM0.34m
5:59AM0.35m
5:00PM0.40m
6:55AM0.37m
5:53PM0.45m
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:18
6:20
6:20
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5:07
5:07
5:06
5:06
1
Temp °C
17
18
20
20
19
17
17
16
17
21
22
22
19
15
12
10
9
13
16
16
15
13
14
14
15
17
19
20
20
17
16
15
16
17
19
20
15
6
4
4
4
10
12
12
12
10
10
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
1.9
S
11
Energy kJ
674
590
590
512
512
512
502
441
377
320
314
260
255
214
220
183
154
1786
1709
1423
1068
826
856
859
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.3
SSW
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
6
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
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
Energy kJ
25
61
59
10
83
42
31
26
22
20
18
10
8
8
8
8
8
158
164
171
171
171
133
135
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
S
5
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
52
5
22
40
36
14
13
13
8
11
6
6
6
3
3
3
8
9
9
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
S
5
0.6
S
5
0.5
S
6
0.4
NW
2
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
SSW
7
2
SSW
6
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
9
Energy kJ
25
21
17
2
3
2
4
15
261
889
925
881
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
1
1
4
4
3
3
3
1
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
12
0
53
13
0
0
0
39
39
2
2
2
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
3
5
6
6
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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