Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 3AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm April 04). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.5m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Afternoon (05 Apr)4ft (1.2m)10s
Evening (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Sat
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
2
0
0
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
1.4
ESE
0.1
NE
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)910999910101010101010101099999101099
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)343403290257374290230225268262262257257246202235198205219181173137
Wind
(km/h)
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
SW
15
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
SE
10
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:35PM
1.51
10:45AM
1.13
11:09PM
1.47
11:20AM
1.03
11:47PM
1.41
11:59AM
0.94
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:57AM
0.21
4:37PM
0.19
5:38AM
0.28
5:07PM
0.26
6:24AM
0.35
Sat
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise----6:58-------7:00-------7:00---
Sunset-------6:39-------6:37-------6:37
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
3-2211------------------
Temp. °C222120202021222220201817172021212018171616232524
Feels °C (?)181818161716171816161614151819192017161514212222
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