Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 1PM is: 1.0m 7s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (04 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
ESE
1.2
SE
1.3
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
0.1
NE
1.4
E
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
E
2.1
SE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)7771010109910981010810999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7389863103323703482874290324440363525349334282282241235198198198173
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
5
W
10
WNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:11AM
1.23
10:35PM
1.51
10:45AM
1.13
11:09PM
1.47
11:20AM
1.03
11:47PM
1.41
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:08PM
0.13
4:57AM
0.21
4:37PM
0.19
5:38AM
0.28
5:07PM
0.26
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise6:58-------6:58-------7:00-------
Sunset---6:40-------6:39-------6:37----
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---34-11221-------------
Temp. °C202223222222202020212121212019181720212120181716
Feels °C (?)192121201819171717181817171716161518191920181715
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