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Emerald Beach surfForecast / NSW – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 4 am Sunday 18 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
24.2° C
 (Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Emerald Beach today?

The current surf forecast for Emerald Beach at 8AM is: 1.7m 8s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.7m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am January 18). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)5.5ft (1.7m)8s
Afternoon (18 Jan)6ft (1.8m)8s
Evening (18 Jan)5ft (1.6m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
SE
1
SE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.5
E
1.2
E
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
2.5
SE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
0.8
SE
1.1
SE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)88888888888888777888111188
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7112232232740843534428717794887886576977312412712419016116115026310985
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
30
SSW
15
S
20
S
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
S
25
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:50AM
1.61
9:07PM
1.01
9:25AM
1.66
9:44PM
1.05
10:00AM
1.68
10:22PM
1.09
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:07AM
0.19
3:31PM
0.18
2:46AM
0.16
4:06PM
0.13
3:24AM
0.14
4:39PM
0.10
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise--6:01-------6:03-------6:03-----
Sunset-----7:52-------7:51-------7:51--
thunderstorm
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thunderstorm
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
123-1211111342-----1----
Temp. °C222122252421222222212122232323222220202124242321
Feels °C (?)232123262221212221202021222019181918181820201918
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