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Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Tuesday 13 Jan 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
21.9° C
 (Which is 3.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 4AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (14 Jan)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (14 Jan)3ft (0.9m)7s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.3
E
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.5
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.6
NE
1.7
NE
Period(s) (?)888889987878778887777776
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1221168784799595759111513414314018115115117386218217191163220212
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
SE
5
ESE
5
SE
0
SW
0
N
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
10
NNE
5
NNE
15
NW
15
NNW
10
NNW
20
NNE
35
NE
30
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		crosscross-
off		glassglassglassglasscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:01PM
0.87
6:03AM
1.32
6:07PM
0.87
6:50AM
1.39
7:02PM
0.89
7:33AM
1.47
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:57PM
0.35
12:51PM
0.46
11:52PM
0.33
1:39PM
0.38
12:41AM
0.29
2:19PM
0.30
Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
Sunrise----5:58-------5:58-------6:00---
Sunset-------7:52-------7:52-------7:52
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
-1--------------11-----4
Temp. °C242323232325252423222222222524242322212123272826
Feels °C (?)252424242324242324242424242523232425222225272726
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