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Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Wednesday 18 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 6AM is: 0.4m 17s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.8m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm March 18). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s
Evening (19 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)16s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent 
16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.8
ENE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
Period(s) (?)16161717816161616161616151515151515151514141414
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)989911511589119124125125125124119152148148150154154148142140140140138
Wind
(km/h)
10
ENE
5
NE
5
N
5
NW
5
W
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
E
5
SW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
10
ESE
5
E
5
N
5
NW
5
W
5
SW
10
SSE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		glassglassglassglasscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		glasscross-
off		offoffoffoffcross-
off		crosscross-
on		glasscrosscross-
off		offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54PM
1.37
9:03AM
1.59
9:32PM
1.47
9:42AM
1.54
10:11PM
1.55
10:23AM
1.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:52AM
0.07
3:24PM
-0.04
3:36AM
0.04
3:57PM
-0.05
4:22AM
0.05
4:32PM
-0.02
Wed
18
Thursday
19
Friday
20
Saturday
21
Sunrise----6:48-------6:48-------6:50---
Sunset-------7:00-------6:59-------6:58
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-----12431111211---12232
Temp. °C232322222224232322212121212223232222212021222223
Feels °C (?)242524242426242424222222222324242324222122232224
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