Emerald Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.18° S 153.19° E

Issued: 9 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is
20.2° C

Normal for this time of year

Emerald Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 12s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 11s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 1AM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 04). An open ocean swell of 1.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Sun night).

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
16
0.4
ESE
16
0.4
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
93
88
114
83
72
73
109
100
60
124
81
73
69
68
38
36
35
55
33
28
12
0
0
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
SSE
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
S
35
S
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
10:54PM1.49m
11:37AM1.06m
11:33PM1.42m
12:27PM1.10m
00:17AM1.34m
1:22PM1.17m
Low Tide
4:24PM0.30m
5:38AM0.17m
5:10PM0.36m
6:16AM0.16m
6:04PM0.41m
6:57AM0.16m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:59
5:00
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
13
13
13
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
15
17
18
Feels °C
13
12
10
10
9
11
10
10
10
9
9
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
10
10
9
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
12
1.4
S
11
0.6
E
11
0.7
E
11
0.6
E
11
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
10
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
11
0.5
E
16
0.4
ESE
16
0.4
ESE
15
0.4
ESE
14
0.4
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
14
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
E
12
0.2
E
12
Energy kJ
243
485
88
114
83
72
73
109
100
60
124
81
73
69
68
38
36
35
34
33
28
12
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
12
0.6
E
11
0.4
NE
7
0.7
E
11
0.4
NE
7
0.6
S
12
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.5
E
11
0.3
ESE
16
0.3
ESE
16
0.3
ESE
11
0.2
E
10
0.3
SSW
16
0.3
ESE
13
0.3
ESE
13
0.4
ESE
13
0.1
S
20
Energy kJ
71
93
11
112
13
110
2
4
60
48
48
22
8
51
35
34
55
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
11
0.1
E
13
0.2
E
11
Energy kJ
17
13
12
2
3
3
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
S
8
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.4
S
10
1.9
S
12
2.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
14
4
S
14
3.5
S
13
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
12
3.5
S
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
10
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
3.5
SSE
11
4
SSE
11
Energy kJ
125
410
384
377
349
1019
2041
3344
5323
5295
4348
3708
3199
2669
2409
2445
2343
2384
2430
2523
2768
3150
3621
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
2
2
5
4
4
3
2
3
2
4
4
4
5
4
3
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
21
40
85
226
98
53
186
85
593
554
226
53
13
53
21
53
226
98
Best forecast wave conditions in North Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
3
4
4
3
3
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
3
9
4
9
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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