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Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
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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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastModerate 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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ENE 8 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 | |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 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) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | SSE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | S 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SE 7 | E 8 | ENE 7 | E 7 | ENE 7 | E 7 | E 7 |
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) | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SSE 9 | SSE 8 | N 10 | N 10 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | SE 7 | SE 7 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 7 | SE 7 |
— | — | — | 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) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | SSE 8 | — | S 21 | SE 7 | ESE 7 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | — | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | — | 8 | 8 | 5 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 10 | SE 9 | SE 10 | SE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | — | — | — | — | SE 7 | SE 7 | — | — |
1597 | 1418 | 1261 | 1162 | 734 | 708 | 682 | 632 | 554 | 512 | 488 | 428 | — | — | 364 | 355 | — | — | — | — | 43 | 65 | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 |
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