Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 04 May 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
23.7° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 3PM is: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 04). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Afternoon (04 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (04 May)8ft (2.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1066
1081
1102
1152
1450
1532
1532
1413
1158
1056
1030
1030
828
828
795
783
674
590
590
578
512
504
502
432
Wind (km/h)
10
N
10
N
10
N
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
5
NW
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
NNE
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:24AM1.02m
9:44PM1.51m
10:02AM0.96m
10:23PM1.46m
10:44AM0.91m
11:06PM1.40m
Low Tide
3:04PM0.23m
4:25AM0.26m
3:39PM0.28m
5:09AM0.31m
4:17PM0.34m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:16
6:18
6:18
6:18
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
2
1
1
4
1
4
Temp °C
20
21
23
22
21
20
19
18
18
22
22
21
20
20
19
20
19
20
21
21
20
18
17
16
20
22
23
21
21
20
20
18
18
24
21
19
19
19
18
18
17
18
20
20
20
18
16
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.3
E
10
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.5
E
11
2.4
E
11
2.2
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
2.1
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
11
1.9
E
10
1.8
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.7
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.6
E
10
1.5
E
10
Energy kJ
1066
1081
1102
1152
1450
1532
1532
1413
1158
1056
1030
1030
828
828
795
783
674
590
590
578
512
504
502
432
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
11
0.1
S
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
S
17
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
18
0.3
S
18
0.3
SSW
17
0.4
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
15
0.4
SSW
10
0.5
S
9
Energy kJ
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
3
3
5
26
25
55
59
8
49
42
34
42
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
18
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
SSW
5
0.3
SSW
11
0.3
SSW
14
0.3
S
14
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
5
5
5
3
5
5
5
5
52
4
23
39
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.4
NNW
3
0.5
S
3
0.9
SSE
4
1.3
SSE
5
1
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.8
S
5
0.7
S
5
0.5
S
5
Energy kJ
14
4
5
36
85
59
35
34
25
13
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
2
2
2
176
39
2
2
2
2
0
0
85
12
0
0
0
0
0
0
39
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
5
9
9
9
6
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