Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 AEST
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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
23.2° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 8AM is: 2.5m 10s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Apr)8ft (2.5m)10s
Afternoon (24 Apr)7ft (2.1m)9s
Evening (24 Apr)7ft (2.2m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Fri night, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
10
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.3
SE
8
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
4
1261
1162
734
708
682
632
554
512
488
428
394
373
364
355
191
127
118
91
103
79
113
111
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
5
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
1:32AM1.48m
2:34PM0.90m
2:44AM1.43m
3:49PM0.98m
3:50AM1.39m
4:49PM1.10m
Low Tide
8:41AM0.25m
7:57PM0.41m
9:48AM0.23m
9:21PM0.42m
10:41AM0.19m
cloud
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:11
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5:19
5:17
5:16
2
2
3
3
4
2
1
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
21
21
21
20
19
15
15
16
16
18
17
18
18
17
17
19
19
19
19
17
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.9
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.5
SSE
10
0.4
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
0.6
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
9
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
0.5
S
8
0.4
SSE
8
1.3
SE
8
1.1
SE
7
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
7
1
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
169
135
55
52
35
45
62
45
394
373
34
26
191
118
118
91
103
79
113
111
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.5
SSE
9
0.5
SSE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
SE
7
0.9
SE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
7
0.4
SE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
42
39
2
2
120
127
107
89
15
11
11
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
S
21
0.3
SE
7
0.2
ESE
7
Energy kJ
4
4
4
13
12
11
12
8
8
5
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SSE
11
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.5
SE
10
2.1
SE
9
2
SE
10
2.2
SE
8
2.2
SE
8
2
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.9
ESE
8
1.8
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
1.7
ESE
8
0.6
SE
7
0.8
SE
7
Energy kJ
1597
1418
1261
1162
734
708
682
632
554
512
488
428
364
355
43
65
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
85
85
40
47
85
85
176
176
0
0
0
40
0
0
176
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
5
6
5
5
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