Emerald Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.18° S 153.19° E

Emerald Beach 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 09 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is
19.6° C
0.4° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 09). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Sunday
9
Monday
10
Tuesday
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
E
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.8
NNE
6
2
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
6
2.1
NNE
7
2.2
NNE
7
1.9
NNE
8
1.5
NNE
8
1.4
NNE
8
1.2
NNE
8
1.1
NNE
8
0.9
NNE
7
0.9
NNE
7
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
235
206
202
162
154
151
123
226
309
352
407
458
389
264
226
161
128
97
80
80
80
80
62
96
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NNW
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
35
NNW
25
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NW
10
WNW
15
WNW
5
WSW
10
E
15
ENE
10
N
5
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross
cross-on
on
cross
High Tide
4:34AM0.94m
5:14PM1.61m
5:44AM0.99m
6:12PM1.72m
6:42AM1.06m
7:04PM1.80m
Low Tide
11:05PM0.31m
10:20AM0.22m
00:09AM0.19m
11:25AM0.16m
1:02AM0.09m
12:23PM0.09m
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
13
17
20
19
18
17
15
14
14
17
17
15
15
14
13
13
13
18
19
19
17
15
Feels °C
14
14
11
14
16
16
15
14
12
10
9
11
11
9
10
9
9
10
10
17
16
16
15
14
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