Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 07 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 11AM is: 1.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)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 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
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
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
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
441
384
377
318
314
260
255
214
183
183
154
161
164
171
171
167
133
135
143
151
154
157
160
160
Wind (km/h)
10
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
S
5
ESE
15
WSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
NW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:06PM1.40m
11:33AM0.86m
11:54PM1.35m
12:34PM0.84m
00:48AM1.31m
1:45PM0.86m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.35m
5:00PM0.40m
6:55AM0.37m
5:53PM0.45m
7:54AM0.36m
6:59PM0.49m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:18
6:20
6:20
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5:07
5:06
5:06
Temp °C
17
17
17
21
22
22
19
15
13
11
10
14
17
17
16
15
14
14
14
18
19
20
19
17
17
16
17
18
20
20
15
7
6
5
6
11
13
13
14
12
11
10
11
16
17
18
18
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
10
1.4
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
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
2.3
S
11
2.4
S
11
2.3
S
12
2
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.9
S
10
1.8
S
10
2.3
S
12
2.3
S
11
2.1
S
11
2.1
S
11
0.8
E
11
2.2
S
12
Energy kJ
441
384
377
318
314
260
255
214
183
183
154
1311
1445
1522
1040
730
694
635
1519
1324
1027
972
160
1277
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
7
0.4
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
1
S
13
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.8
E
11
Energy kJ
31
25
22
20
18
17
8
8
8
8
8
161
164
171
171
167
133
326
143
151
154
157
4
160
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.8
E
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
11
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
40
36
14
13
13
8
11
6
6
6
6
3
3
3
3
9
9
135
10
10
11
4
11
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.4
NW
3
0.5
WNW
3
0.5
SSW
7
2.3
SSW
6
2.5
SSW
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
11
Energy kJ
2
3
2
7
26
393
785
847
798
1672
1128
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
4
4
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
2
2
2
0
0
5
5
40
0
0
0
0
98
39
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
4
4
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
9
7
6
5
5
8
5
5
6
7
6
5
7
5
7
5
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
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