Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Thursday 18 Dec 2025 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
21.7° C
(Which is 2.5°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 7PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm December 18). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Dec)--
Afternoon (18 Dec)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (18 Dec)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
1.4
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.7
NNE
1.7
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NE
1.8
NE
2
NNE
2.1
NNE
2.1
NNE
2
NNE
1.8
NNE
1.6
NNE
1.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)888888885566666666777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)12317872747274555594140154183211190176152229319373401352290216198
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
15
NNW
20
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
20
N
15
N
20
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:04PM
0.97
8:28AM
1.56
8:44PM
0.98
9:05AM
1.59
9:23PM
0.98
9:42AM
1.61
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:44AM
0.22
3:11PM
0.23
2:22AM
0.20
3:49PM
0.20
3:00AM
0.19
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-
Sunset-7:45-------7:45-------7:46------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C242321191817202626252322212123292727252523222531
Feels °C (?)212119181716192423232222202122282526262623222530
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