Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 07 Apr 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 10AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Afternoon (07 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (07 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)9910109999999101010101010109910151514
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)166173181146140137134104104102104116121120122158154145139142145148193236
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
0
NNW
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
5
S
5
SW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:47PM
1.41
10:59AM
0.94
11:31PM
1.34
11:47AM
0.86
12:25AM
1.27
12:54PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:24AM
0.35
4:42PM
0.34
6:18AM
0.42
5:24PM
0.41
7:26AM
0.47
6:20PM
0.47
Tuesday
07
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Sunrise--6:00-------6:01-------6:01-----
Sunset-----5:37-------5:36-------5:35--
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C171617242525222120202125252423222120212324242221
Feels °C (?)161415252425232119192125242424242322232524242322
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