Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Friday 21 Nov 2025 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
20.3° C
(Which is 2.2°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 12PM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am November 21). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s
Afternoon (21 Nov)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (21 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.9
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.8
E
1.4
NE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)12121111121111111111111111101010101010106101010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)18022030536332231129534233533528227727221820820220215915912512812312392
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
15
SE
10
SE
5
SSE
5
SW
5
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
5
NW
10
NNE
20
NE
10
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
glassglasscrosscrosscross-
on
crossonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:20AM
1.57
9:37PM
1.01
9:55AM
1.56
10:14PM
0.98
10:33AM
1.54
10:53PM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:58PM
0.20
3:16AM
0.21
4:38PM
0.22
3:51AM
0.24
5:19PM
0.25
4:27AM
0.28
Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Mon
24
Sunrise5:39-------5:39-------5:39-------
Sunset---7:24-------7:25-------7:27----
cloud
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
-1--------------161-11--
Temp. °C202122212120191920212222212120192019212220202020
Feels °C (?)192021202119191821222223232322202121222221222122
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