Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.18° S 153.19° E

Emerald Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 pm 15 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is
22.2°C
0.1° 

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 (15 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Nov, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 11PM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm November 15). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Nov)--
Afternoon (15 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Evening (15 Nov)6ft (1.8m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 46mm), heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
15
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wed
18
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
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
7
1.6
NNE
6
1.8
NNE
7
1.7
NNE
8
1.3
NNE
7
1
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
1
ESE
6
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
120
191
316
319
188
102
75
72
49
71
71
69
69
69
71
71
68
47
47
47
47
47
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
10
N
10
SSE
10
SW
10
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
5
NNE
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:19AM0.85m
1:27PM1.31m
2:27AM0.87m
2:21PM1.26m
3:36AM0.93m
Low Tide
7:35PM0.35m
6:36AM0.46m
8:31PM0.35m
7:40AM0.51m
9:24PM0.32m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
heavy rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
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5:41
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7:21
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 mm
1
1
3
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2
13
23
2
1
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Temp °C
26
25
22
22
20
20
20
22
21
19
19
19
18
17
18
19
20
21
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
26
27
24
24
21
19
18
20
20
18
17
16
16
15
15
17
18
20
19
20
21
20
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