Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 pm Sunday 22 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
26.1° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)


How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 8PM is: 1.5m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00pm February 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)--
Afternoon (22 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (22 Feb)5ft (1.5m)5s

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

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Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.5
NE
1.4
NE
1
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1.3
NE
1.4
NE
1.4
NE
1.3
NE
1.2
NE
1.1
NE
1.1
NE
1
NE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.4
ENE
1.6
ENE
1.6
ENE
Period(s) (?)555656565555677777778888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)54115124133119617369791061069392140126107939088114150236323331
Wind
(km/h)
30
NE
30
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
25
NE
25
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
5
N
5
NE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
onglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:06PM
1.31
12:51AM
1.41
12:57PM
1.15
1:51AM
1.40
2:01PM
1.00
3:02AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:21PM
0.10
7:07AM
0.31
7:06PM
0.18
8:22AM
0.39
8:01PM
0.26
9:56AM
0.41
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------6:31-------6:33-------6:33-
Sunset-7:28-------7:27-------7:25------
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
---------------------111
Temp. °C272725232221222627262524242424262625242424232323
Feels °C (?)242524222321232526252626262727262625262626242424
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