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Emerald Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 3PM is: 2.0m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 7ft (2.2m) | 11s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 6.5ft (2.0m) | 11s |
| Evening (05 May) | 6ft (1.9m) | 11s |
Table - waves today at Emerald Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Thu afternoon, min 10°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the WSW by Thu night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 5 | Wednesday 6 | Thursday 7 | Fri 8 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | |
1158 | 1049 | 1030 | 934 | 828 | 828 | 795 | 780 | 676 | 590 | 590 | 578 | 580 | 512 | 502 | 441 | 377 | 318 | 314 | 305 | 255 | 255 | 214 | 181 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross | on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | |
High Tide | 10:02AM0.96m | 10:23PM1.46m | 10:44AM0.91m | 11:06PM1.40m | 11:33AM0.86m | 11:54PM1.35m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:25AM0.26m | 3:39PM0.28m | 5:09AM0.31m | 4:17PM0.34m | 5:59AM0.35m | 5:00PM0.40m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 |
 | — | — | — | 5:08 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:07 | — | — | — | 5:06 |
— | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 10 |
18 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 18 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 17 | 8 | 6 | 6 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
 kJ | 1158 | 1049 | 1030 | 934 | 828 | 828 | 795 | 780 | 676 | 590 | 590 | 578 | 580 | 512 | 502 | 441 | 377 | 318 | 314 | 305 | 255 | 255 | 214 | 181 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 10 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 5 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 55 | 59 | 10 | 83 | 42 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | SSW 16 | NNE 10 | SSW 11 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | S 13 | S 13 | NNE 9 | NNE 9 | S 18 | S 17 | S 17 |
| kJ | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 52 | 11 | 23 | 40 | 36 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | S 5 | SSW 6 | — | — | — | — | SSW 5 | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | — | — | SSW 5 | SSW 7 | SSW 7 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 16 | 56 | 64 | 42 | 40 | 17 | 18 | 11 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | — | — | 196 | 497 | 432 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 0 | 21 | 85 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 79 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 79 | 8 | 2 |
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