Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 08 May 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 7AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). An open ocean swell of 2.1m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (08 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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)
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
181
148
154
161
167
171
171
135
135
135
112
119
121
123
125
125
163
127
184
235
228
224
216
205
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
NW
10
NE
15
ENE
5
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
off
off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
11:54PM1.35m
12:34PM0.84m
00:48AM1.31m
1:45PM0.86m
1:45AM1.30m
2:54PM0.93m
Low Tide
6:55AM0.37m
5:53PM0.45m
7:54AM0.36m
6:59PM0.49m
8:49AM0.31m
8:15PM0.50m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
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6:20
6:20
6:20
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5:06
5:06
5:05
1
Temp °C
13
11
11
14
18
18
16
14
15
14
14
18
19
20
19
18
17
16
16
19
20
20
19
19
7
6
7
11
14
14
13
11
12
10
11
15
16
18
18
16
15
14
14
17
17
18
17
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
2.3
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
11
2
S
10
2.4
S
12
2.5
S
12
2.5
S
11
2.2
S
11
2.1
S
10
0.7
E
11
2.2
S
11
2
S
11
1.9
S
10
0.8
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
12
0.9
E
11
Energy kJ
181
148
154
1280
1151
1068
1019
841
816
1709
1848
1537
1107
953
125
1148
915
780
184
235
228
224
216
205
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNE
9
0.2
NNE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.9
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.8
E
10
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.7
E
11
0.8
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
Energy kJ
8
8
3
161
167
171
171
135
135
135
112
119
121
123
4
125
163
127
4
4
4
4
25
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
11
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
S
18
0.4
ENE
13
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
Energy kJ
6
6
3
3
3
3
9
9
10
10
10
11
4
11
4
26
60
10
10
6
24
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
9
2.1
S
9
2.4
S
11
2.2
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.7
S
10
1.6
S
10
1.7
S
9
1.7
S
9
1.6
S
9
Energy kJ
558
683
739
1302
987
635
533
463
492
471
422
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
4
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
2
39
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
40
12
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
1
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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