Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.18° S 153.19° E

Emerald Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is
19.9°C
0.9° 

Emerald Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 4AM is: 1.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)6ft (1.9m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
9 PM
12 AM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
3
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
NE
6
2.3
NE
7
1.6
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.9
NE
10
1.8
NE
10
1.7
NE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
9
1.6
NE
9
1.4
NE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
465
482
516
695
627
546
421
421
334
440
338
276
177
173
143
140
106
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
5
SSE
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
5
N
10
WNW
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
on
cross
High Tide
4:25AM0.91m
4:42PM1.46m
5:35AM1.01m
5:44PM1.50m
Low Tide
10:38PM0.28m
9:55AM0.38m
11:41PM0.21m
11:13AM0.33m
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Temp °C
19
19
18
17
17
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19
21
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20
19
19
19
24
22
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21
20
Feels °C
16
17
17
16
16
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19
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18
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18
24
21
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