Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Tuesday 17 Feb 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
25.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 8AM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 04:00am February 17). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (17 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (17 Feb)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
ESE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
0.6
SE
1.1
NE
1.1
NNE
0.9
NE
0.4
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)777777676710910995561155575
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)16113413411311392866843346371746864616459372213171412
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNW
15
NW
20
NNW
15
NW
5
NNE
20
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
WSW
15
S
15
SE
10
E
5
WSW
10
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffcrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
glasscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:59AM
1.67
9:21PM
1.19
9:33AM
1.68
9:58PM
1.27
10:08AM
1.65
10:36PM
1.33
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:29AM
0.13
3:33PM
0.06
3:08AM
0.09
4:04PM
0.01
3:48AM
0.08
4:36PM
-0.01
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thursday
19
Sunrise--6:28-------6:28-------6:28-----
Sunset-----7:32-------7:31-------7:30--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C211919222323222119192027272724242423242627262423
Feels °C (?)211818212322222119181928252625252523252629282826
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