Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 15 Apr 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
24.2° 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 1PM is: 0.5m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 15). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Afternoon (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)11s
Evening (15 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
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
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.9
NNE
0.4
ESE
0.3
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
0.4
ESE
1.4
NNE
1.6
N
1.2
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.8
NNE
0.5
NNE
Period(s) (?)111111111111514141313131366666666556
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)646463634140406536595756551102021107156403028313319
Wind
(km/h)
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
10
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
N
15
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
5
WNW
0
WNW
15
ENE
15
NE
5
N
10
WNW
35
SSW
30
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crossoncross-
on
ononcross-
on
glasscross-
off
cross-
off
glasscross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrossglasscross-
on
cross-
on
oncrossoffoff
High Tide
/ height (m)
Low Tide
/ height (m)
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sat
18
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------
Sunset---5:28-------5:27-------5:25----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C162124232221201918212323212018181925272622212119
Feels °C (?)152022222322222020232222202018151624232323201514
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