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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 3 pm Saturday 23 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
22.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 7PM is: 4.0m 12s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 23). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 23s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 11.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (23 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
| Evening (23 May) | 13ft (4.0m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Emerald Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 18°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, calm by Mon afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sat 23 | Sunday 24 | Monday 25 | Tue 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 | |
3243 | 4554 | 4512 | 4179 | 4249 | 3923 | 3585 | 3129 | 2817 | 2648 | 2261 | 2202 | 2017 | 1967 | 2090 | 2028 | 1886 | 1847 | 1778 | 1774 | 1586 | 1586 | 1558 | 1535 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | |
High Tide | 2:11PM1.00m | 2:09AM1.39m | 3:18PM1.08m | 3:09AM1.29m | 4:16PM1.18m | 4:05AM1.20m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:40PM0.42m | 9:02AM0.19m | 8:58PM0.45m | 9:51AM0.19m | 10:11PM0.45m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — |
 | — | 4:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4:57 | — | — | — | — | — | 4:55 |
1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 |
16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 19 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 12 | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | S 19 | S 18 | ESE 12 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 11 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | E 12 |
 kJ | 3243 | — | 4512 | 4179 | 4249 | 29 | 26 | 3129 | 2817 | 2648 | 2261 | 2202 | 2017 | 1967 | 2090 | 2028 | 1886 | 1847 | 1778 | 1774 | 1586 | 1586 | 1558 | 1535 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 23 | S 21 | S 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | S 12 | S 12 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 |
| kJ | — | — | 10 | 9 | 8 | 36 | 64 | 24 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 21 | 45 | 40 | 67 | 63 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 18 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 9 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | ESE 12 | ESE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 790 | 4554 | — | — | — | 3923 | 3585 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 445 | 512 | 518 | 98 | 13 | 13 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 13 | 13 | 39 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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