Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 28 Mar 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
25.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 4AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 28). An open ocean swell of 3.5m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Afternoon (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s
Evening (29 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.8
E
Period(s) (?)1010101010101010101099999999988886
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)475050504747464745444342414141252524232222222139
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:09PM
1.00
6:18AM
1.49
7:00PM
1.12
7:07AM
1.51
7:42PM
1.24
7:49AM
1.51
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47PM
0.32
1:04PM
0.15
12:46AM
0.25
1:41PM
0.09
1:35AM
0.19
2:14PM
0.06
Sat
28
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Sunrise----6:54-------6:56-------6:56---
Sunset-------6:47-------6:46-------6:45
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C201918171822232322212020202222232221201919191919
Feels °C (?)181615141619202020191818181920212020191717171819
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