Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Wednesday 06 May 2026 AEST
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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
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 4AM is: 1.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Afternoon (07 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Evening (07 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 10°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
2
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
512
512
441
443
377
320
314
260
255
214
181
183
154
161
167
171
171
167
133
135
141
151
154
157
Wind (km/h)
5
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
10
W
5
SSE
10
ESE
15
WSW
35
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
10
WSW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
SW
10
WSW
5
SSW
10
SSE
10
SSE
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
11:06PM1.40m
11:33AM0.86m
11:54PM1.35m
12:34PM0.84m
00:48AM1.31m
1:45PM0.86m
Low Tide
4:17PM0.34m
5:59AM0.35m
5:00PM0.40m
6:55AM0.37m
5:53PM0.45m
7:54AM0.36m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:18
6:20
6:20
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5:07
5:06
5:06
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
21
23
22
19
15
12
10
10
13
16
16
15
14
15
14
14
18
19
19
20
18
17
17
17
18
21
20
15
6
4
4
6
10
12
12
13
11
11
11
10
16
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.4
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
E
10
1
E
10
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
2.4
S
11
2.5
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
12
1.8
S
11
1.7
S
10
1.8
S
10
2.1
S
13
2.3
S
12
2.1
S
11
2.2
S
11
Energy kJ
512
512
441
443
377
320
314
260
255
214
181
183
154
1419
2011
1522
1166
743
627
635
1395
1444
1085
1169
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
10
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
8
0.4
SSW
7
0.3
SSW
7
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.8
E
11
Energy kJ
83
42
31
25
22
23
18
10
8
8
8
8
8
161
167
171
171
167
133
135
141
151
154
157
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
SSW
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
S
12
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
11
Energy kJ
5
22
40
36
14
13
13
8
11
6
6
6
5
3
3
3
8
9
9
9
10
10
11
11
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
5
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.4
WNW
3
0.4
SSW
7
2.2
SSW
6
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
Energy kJ
6
3
7
4
15
368
794
866
755
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
1
1
1
4
4
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
12
0
40
12
0
0
0
39
39
0
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
1
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
2
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
9
6
5
5
7
6
5
6
6
5
7
6
5
5
5
7
6
6
5
5
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