Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Saturday 21 Feb 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
25.5° 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 11PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 21). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Feb)--
Afternoon (21 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (21 Feb)4ft (1.2m)5s

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

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Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.2
NNE
1
NNE
0.9
NNE
1.2
NE
1.6
NE
1.6
NE
1.5
NNE
1.4
NNE
1.3
NNE
1.1
NNE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)455566555566665555556777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3177778010087614965148154143119936974587674748612212293
Wind
(km/h)
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNE
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
25
NE
25
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
5
NNE
5
E
10
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononglasscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:01AM
1.41
12:06PM
1.31
12:51AM
1.41
12:57PM
1.15
1:51AM
1.40
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:43PM
0.04
6:07AM
0.23
6:21PM
0.10
7:07AM
0.31
7:06PM
0.18
8:22AM
0.39
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise------6:31-------6:31-------6:33-
Sunset-7:29-------7:28-------7:27------
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C272624232121212627262423222121262726252424232325
Feels °C (?)252423232122212424232323232121252524272626252626
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