Surf Forecasts:
Emerald Beach surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 7PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, SE swell with 142 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Emerald Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Emerald Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Sep 03) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 6s period. The wind is predicted to be cross-offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Emerald Beach in the next 16 days are 1.0m 8s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Sep 09) at 7PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-offshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.4m 7s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 7AM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Emerald Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Emerald Beach has cookin’ for the next couple of weeks.
First up, straight off the bat, I gotta be honest with you – it’s gonna be a slow start. There’s a real gap here. We’re looking at roughly the first four days with hardly anything worth paddling out for. The swell is small and pretty weak, with a combined energy reading between 21 and 102, so mostly limp stuff. Expect those early mornings on Thursday and Friday to be tiny, with a weak, short-period swell from the north-northeast mostly in the 1.0 ft to 2 ft range.
Now, there is one light that flickers in this darkness. On Thursday the 3rd, we see a little pulse of energy hit 4 ft from the north-northeast on Thursday afternoon, but with a light cross-shore wind, it’s messy with small crossing ripples. Not the day for it.
It’s not until the second week that we start seeing something that might bring a smile. The best on offer across this whole 16-day window, and the true standout, is on Friday the 11th of September. The morning shapes up with a solid 4 ft swell from the east-southeast, pushing through with a combined energy of 145. That’s a moderate energy swell that has some push. We’ll have a moderate offshore wind from the south, so those lines should be clean and a bit more lined up than anything we’ve seen before. Emerald Beach is a point break and exposed to swell, and with the optimum direction being northeast, this southeast direction isn’t a perfect match, but the clean conditions and the size make it the best we’ve got.
There’s also a slightly smaller window on Thursday the 10th in the morning, with 3 ft from the southeast and a clean offshore wind, but with that combined energy at 84, it doesn’t pack the same punch as the Friday.
After that, things drop off again, with onshore winds and messy, weak surf for the rest of the run. The water is about average for this time of year, nothing wild to report there. The Friday the 11th morning is your one to keep an eye on. The rest? Better to wax the board and take a look at the tide pools.
Stay stoked,
Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Sat night, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | ||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 4 | NNE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 |
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 kJ | 77 | 62 | 71 | 88 | 34 | 21 | 17 | 17 | 105 | 66 | 66 | 31 | 21 | 21 | 24 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | off | off | off | off |
High Tide | 11:26PM1.14m | 12:16PM1.41m | 00:26AM1.00m | 1:24PM1.40m | 1:46AM0.90m | 2:42PM1.42m | 3:18AM0.88m | 3:58PM1.49m | 4:39AM0.93m | 5:03PM1.57m | 5:41AM1.03m | 5:58PM1.65m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:33AM0.18m | 6:47PM0.37m | 6:26AM0.26m | 8:15PM0.40m | 7:35AM0.32m | 9:47PM0.36m | 8:58AM0.33m | 11:01PM0.26m | 10:16AM0.28m | 11:57PM0.16m | 11:22AM0.20m | 00:42AM0.07m | |||||||
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 | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | — | — | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 31 | 31 | 24 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 20 | 27 | 28 | 22 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 23 | 25 | 22 | 19 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | S 10 | S 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 6 | S 11 | S 9 | S 11 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 13 | S 10 | S 9 | S 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 8 |
| kJ | 58 | 49 | 52 | 88 | 34 | 47 | 329 | 74 | 63 | 66 | 66 | 31 | 914 | 284 | 137 | 181 | 18 | 18 | 286 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 14 | S 8 | S 10 | SSW 10 | S 9 | NNE 6 | E 10 | S 12 | NNE 5 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 9 |
| kJ | 82 | 31 | 31 | 52 | 34 | 21 | 13 | 94 | 33 | 65 | 30 | 55 | 21 | 16 | 67 | 20 | 11 | 11 | 16 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | SSE 13 | SSE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | NE 8 | NNE 8 |
| kJ | 46 | 33 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 34 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | — | 17 | 16 | — | 11 | 6 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | SSW 3 | S 6 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | WNW 3 | S 4 | SSE 5 | — | NNE 6 | NE 4 | — | S 7 | S 8 | — |
| kJ | 77 | 62 | 71 | 6 | 80 | — | — | 11 | 105 | 1 | 9 | 44 | — | 21 | 24 | — | 348 | 403 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 2 | 16 | 268 | 150 | 98 | 98 | 5 |
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