Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 23 Feb 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 6PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am February 23). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Afternoon (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (23 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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

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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
NE
1
NE
1.2
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)5655557777777788888888910
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)576071928389156121126107939390126133171232280280280287284336437
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
20
N
30
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NW
5
WNW
10
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
10
NE
5
NE
0
E
5
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
glassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:57PM
1.15
1:51AM
1.40
2:01PM
1.00
3:02AM
1.39
3:25PM
0.89
4:22AM
1.42
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
0.31
7:06PM
0.18
8:22AM
0.39
8:01PM
0.26
9:56AM
0.41
9:14PM
0.32
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thu
26
Sunrise6:31-------6:33-------6:33-------
Sunset---7:27-------7:25-------7:24----
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C222727262524232223252625242323232325252523232222
Feels °C (?)232624242525242426262625262525262525242424252423
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