Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.18° S 153.19° E

Emerald Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 09 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.8° 

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 (10 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 11s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 12s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 12AM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 09). An open ocean swell of 3.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Nov)--
Afternoon (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (10 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 30°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
9
Tuesday
10
Wednesday
11
Thu
12
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
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
2 AM
5 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NE
12
0.4
NNE
11
1
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
1.4
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1
NNE
6
1.1
N
6
1
NNE
6
1.4
NNE
5
2
NNE
6
2
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
2.1
NNE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
33
33
34
35
36
36
35
34
48
35
66
124
113
72
80
72
113
299
373
281
498
481
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
10
WSW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:55PM1.12m
9:16AM1.61m
9:32PM1.07m
9:52AM1.59m
10:10PM1.01m
Low Tide
2:41AM0.14m
3:51PM0.17m
3:14AM0.17m
4:30PM0.19m
3:48AM0.22m
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
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5:45
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1
1
3
1
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Temp °C
19
19
18
17
16
14
16
21
21
22
21
20
18
18
21
30
26
23
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
14
15
15
15
15
13
15
19
18
19
21
21
19
18
20
27
23
25
20
20
21
19
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