
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today (11 Oct):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm October 11). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (11 Oct) | - | - |
| Afternoon (11 Oct) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 6s |
| Evening (11 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Emerald Beach. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 29°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 11 | Monday 12 | Tuesday 13 | ||||||||||||||||||
2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | 2 AM | 5 AM | 8 AM | 11 AM | 2 PM | 5 PM | 8 PM | 11 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 33 | 49 | 145 | 155 | 118 | 91 | 70 | 110 | 126 | 200 | 227 | 216 | 182 | 80 | 87 | 54 | 54 | 71 | 65 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | glassy | off |
High Tide | 9:18PM1.31m | 9:42AM1.57m | 9:54PM1.21m | 10:17AM1.56m | 10:30PM1.11m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:18AM0.07m | 4:03PM0.14m | 3:48AM0.12m | 4:44PM0.19m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:53 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:54 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 3 |
Temp °C | 24 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 29 | 26 | 25 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 20 |
Feels °C | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 26 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 20 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 21 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 6 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 |
34 | 33 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 91 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 21 | 21 | 140 | 80 | 67 | 54 | 24 | 26 | 65 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 8 | E 9 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | SSE 7 | E 8 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | ENE 8 | E 8 | E 8 | ENE 8 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | ENE 9 |
20 | 24 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 9 | 9 | 27 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | SSE 8 | NE 11 | — | NE 13 | NE 13 | S 7 | NE 13 | SE 7 | NE 12 | NE 11 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 7 | — | NNE 10 |
24 | 11 | 5 | — | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 1 | — | 9 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | — | NNE 6 | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | — |
— | — | 49 | 145 | 155 | 118 | — | 70 | 110 | 126 | 200 | 227 | 216 | 182 | — | 87 | — | 54 | 71 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 1161 | 557 | 147 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 231 | 268 | 426 | 16 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 83 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
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