Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 am Sunday 01 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
25.4° 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: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am March 01). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (01 Mar)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (01 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

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


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Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.5
E
1.5
E
1.4
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)889988888888889999999999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)161200215258246246240246246212246277324331304311299299238254254232232258
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
NE
10
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
NNW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:31AM
1.65
8:01PM
1.13
8:15AM
1.69
8:42PM
1.22
8:56AM
1.68
9:21PM
1.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:14PM
0.08
1:45AM
0.12
2:51PM
0.03
2:31AM
0.08
3:24PM
0.01
3:14AM
0.07
Sunday
01
Monday
02
Tuesday
03
Wed
04
Sunrise6:37-------6:37-------6:37-------
Sunset---7:21-------7:20-------7:19----
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
-12111--1---------------
Temp. °C222424242323232323242524232322222224252423222122
Feels °C (?)222525252424242424242422232423232323232222222223
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