Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 06 Mar 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
25.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 5PM is: 2.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 06). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Mar)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (06 Mar)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (06 Mar)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.9
ENE
1.9
ENE
2.1
ENE
2.1
ENE
2
ENE
2
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.8
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.7
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.4
E
Period(s) (?)999999999999999888888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)606606705750658644561549495495415397329329315277228224223200200201230260
Wind
(km/h)
5
NW
10
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onglassglassoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:41AM
1.41
11:09PM
1.40
11:15AM
1.27
11:46PM
1.38
11:48AM
1.14
12:25AM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:53PM
0.09
5:16AM
0.22
5:21PM
0.15
5:58AM
0.31
5:50PM
0.23
Friday
06
Saturday
07
Sunday
08
Mon
09
Sunrise6:39-------6:41-------6:41-------
Sunset---7:15-------7:14-------7:13----
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242626262525242424252525232323232325252524232423
Feels °C (?)262726262727252626262524242525252425242423222322
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