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Emerald Beach Surf Forecast
/ NSW – North Coast (46 breaks) / New South Wales (297 breaks) /
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Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 08 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
23.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?
The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 8PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 08). An open ocean swell of 2.0m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 May) | - | - |
| 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)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Fri 8 | Saturday 9 | Sunday 10 | Mon 11 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 | |
167 | 171 | 171 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 112 | 119 | 121 | 123 | 125 | 125 | 163 | 127 | 184 | 235 | 228 | 224 | 216 | 205 | 255 | 342 | 342 | 413 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | off | |
High Tide | 12:34PM0.84m | 00:48AM1.31m | 1:45PM0.86m | 1:45AM1.30m | 2:54PM0.93m | 2:44AM1.30m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:53PM0.45m | 7:54AM0.36m | 6:59PM0.49m | 8:49AM0.31m | 8:15PM0.50m | 9:39AM0.24m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — |
 | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:05 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:04 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 19 |
13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 14 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | S 13 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | E 11 | E 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 12 | E 11 | E 11 | E 13 | E 13 | E 13 |
 kJ | 1151 | 1068 | 1019 | 771 | 625 | 1439 | 2058 | 1663 | 1210 | 123 | 125 | 898 | 810 | 687 | 184 | 235 | 228 | 224 | 216 | 205 | 255 | 342 | 342 | 413 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 10 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | NE 10 | S 17 | NE 10 | NE 10 | S 17 | S 18 | S 18 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 |
| kJ | 167 | 171 | 171 | 135 | 135 | 135 | 112 | 119 | 121 | 4 | 4 | 125 | 163 | 127 | 4 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 56 | 96 | 214 | 338 | 402 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NNE 11 | S 19 | NE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 13 | NNE 10 | NE 10 | S 18 | S 18 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 29 | 4 | 4 | 60 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | S 11 | S 10 | S 10 | — | — | — | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 9 | S 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1719 | 935 | 900 | — | — | — | 555 | 533 | 511 | 427 | 471 | 364 | 364 | 380 | 459 | 190 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 53 | 39 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 40 | 21 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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