Emerald Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.18° S 153.19° E

Emerald Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.5° 

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 (26 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 2AM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 25). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Afternoon (26 Jul)1ft (0.3m)8s
Evening (26 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
13
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
0.2
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
16
15
15
11
11
11
11
11
5
5
5
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
Wind (km/h)
0
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
W
5
WSW
5
SW
10
ESE
10
ENE
0
ENE
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
5
S
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SE
5
WSW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
5:32PM1.37m
5:47AM0.88m
6:17PM1.44m
6:35AM0.92m
6:58PM1.51m
Low Tide
00:24AM0.39m
11:24AM0.32m
1:05AM0.32m
12:11PM0.27m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:09
5:09
 mm
Temp °C
15
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
15
14
13
13
12
15
16
16
16
15
Feels °C
14
10
9
9
9
12
13
14
15
13
11
11
10
14
14
15
16
15
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