Surf Forecasts:
Emerald Beach surf forecast from 26 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 26 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period, ENE swell with offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 26 Aug, 7PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, ENE swell with 146 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 26 Aug, 10PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE 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 Wednesday (Aug 26) at 10PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be offshore as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Emerald Beach in the next 16 days are 1.2m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 26) 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 2.0m 10s period and expected on Saturday (Aug 29) at 10PM.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 10PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 7PM (Wed 26th Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Emerald Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, folks, let's be straight with each other. The next two weeks are looking pretty bleak for surf. There's nothing firing early on, and the first real chance to get wet isn't until Thursday morning, August 27th.
Right now, it's just flat and messy. Wednesday the 26th is a complete washout – a small, weak wave and cross-onshore winds making it choppy and ugly. The water is 68°F, which is pretty normal for this time of year.
Thursday the 27th is your only real window. Emerald Beach is the spot, but it's not going to shake the earth. We've got a small 3ft wave from the ENE with a short 8-second period. The energy is weak – just 100 – but the offshore wind is keeping it clean. It's surfable, but it's one of those days where you're scraping for a wave, not taking off on bombs. The wind will be moderate offshore, keeping the surface tidy. It's not a day for bragging rights, just a connection to the ocean.
Then the taps get turned off. Friday the 28th is glassy but tiny, with a 2ft wave and energy dropping to 52. It’s a longboard day if anything. The weekend is more of the same: small, weak, and unremarkable.
After that, we go into a serious flat spell. For over a week – from the 29th of August all the way through to the 9th of September – we’re looking at surf under 2ft and light energy. There’s a slight bump on the 5th and 6th, but it's still not worth the paddle out.
The only thing that shows any life is Thursday the 10th of September. The swell builds to 5-6ft, and the energy jumps to 320. But here's the catch: the wind is onshore and blowing hard from the NNE at 30 km/h, and the period is a sluggish 7 seconds. It’s going to be a stormy, blown-out mess. Honestly, that looks more like a kiteboarding day than a surfing day. You’d be fighting whitecaps and trying to paddle through walls of chop for nothing.
So the honest truth is, you’ve got one small window on Thursday the 27th to get a few clean ones, and then you might as well put the boards away until the middle of the month. It’s a flat spell, plain and simple. Hang in there.
Keep the stoke.
Rusty
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 26 | Thursday 27 | Friday 28 | Saturday 29 | Sunday 30 | Monday 31 | Tuesday 1 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 11 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 194 | 173 | 104 | 100 | 96 | 71 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 57 | 58 | 42 | 22 | 52 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 40 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | glassy | cross-on | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | on | cross |
High Tide | 7:06PM1.56m | 7:28AM1.11m | 7:40PM1.60m | 8:03AM1.20m | 8:13PM1.60m | 8:38AM1.27m | 8:46PM1.57m | 9:14AM1.34m | 9:20PM1.51m | 9:52AM1.39m | 9:57PM1.41m | 10:33AM1.41m | 10:38PM1.28m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 12:33PM0.22m | 1:42AM0.15m | 1:12PM0.16m | 2:11AM0.09m | 1:51PM0.13m | 2:41AM0.05m | 2:30PM0.12m | 3:11AM0.03m | 3:10PM0.14m | 3:41AM0.03m | 3:54PM0.17m | 4:14AM0.06m | 4:42PM0.23m | ||||||||
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 | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — |
 | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | 5:30 | — |
mm | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 20 | 17 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 12 | S 11 | S 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | S 9 | S 9 | S 17 | S 16 | S 16 | S 11 | S 13 | S 11 |
| kJ | 194 | 173 | 104 | 100 | 96 | 364 | 276 | 800 | 449 | 296 | 58 | 42 | 22 | 113 | 99 | 205 | 339 | 1034 | 231 | 324 | 206 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 16 | S 16 | N 13 | S 15 | S 15 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 10 | — | SSW 10 | ENE 10 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 |
| kJ | 46 | 20 | 3 | 5 | 18 | 71 | 52 | 52 | 53 | 57 | 4 | — | 20 | 52 | 42 | 40 | 25 | 22 | 75 | 73 | 71 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 9 | N 13 | S 11 | N 12 | S 15 | S 14 | S 15 | S 14 | N 11 | NE 7 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 15 | S 18 | NE 13 | NE 13 | ENE 11 | S 15 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
| kJ | 17 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 96 | 17 | 32 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 55 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 107 | 6 | 5 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | S 6 | S 7 | S 7 | — | — | — | — | S 3 | S 10 | SSE 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | SSE 9 | S 8 | S 9 | — | — | NE 3 | NNE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | 275 | 205 | 245 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 562 | 742 | 499 | 258 | 197 | 356 | 335 | — | — | 4 | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 0 | 0 | 176 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 13 | 13 | 85 | 5 | 40 | 12 | 0 | 2 | 268 | 2 |
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