Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Monday 30 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
25.0° 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 2PM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 30). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 19s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (30 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


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Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.4
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
0.7
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.2
E
Period(s) (?)999999986666666667677777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)41414140252423222231302931536076764484111114106109143
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
5
E
0
NE
5
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
0
ENE
5
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrossglasscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
glassglasscross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:07AM
1.51
7:42PM
1.24
7:49AM
1.51
8:20PM
1.34
8:27AM
1.47
8:55PM
1.43
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:41PM
0.09
1:35AM
0.19
2:14PM
0.06
2:19AM
0.15
2:44PM
0.05
3:00AM
0.13
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise6:56-------6:56-------6:56-------
Sunset---6:46-------6:45-------6:44----
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C192122232121212020222223222120191922232322222120
Feels °C (?)171819201920201818212122232321191922232222242221
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