Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 14 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
23.0° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 6AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 14). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (15 Jan)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Evening (15 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)8s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.8
NE
2.1
NE
2.1
NE
2.2
NNE
1.9
NE
1.7
NE
1.7
NE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)888888888776666677777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)759499120123102128165213163181154195202263350360444331263271229223217
Wind
(km/h)
10
SE
5
SSW
5
NNW
0
SW
5
ENE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
5
NNE
10
NNE
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
40
NE
30
NNE
10
NNE
5
W
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offglassglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:07PM
0.87
6:50AM
1.39
7:02PM
0.89
7:33AM
1.47
7:48PM
0.93
8:12AM
1.55
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:52PM
0.33
1:39PM
0.38
12:41AM
0.29
2:19PM
0.30
1:26AM
0.24
2:56PM
0.24
Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunrise----5:58-------6:00-------6:01---
Sunset-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
Rain (mm)
--------123----34112-12-
Temp. °C232222222325262523222120222828262523222122242425
Feels °C (?)232324252525252325242020232825252726232123262527
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