Surf Forecasts:
Emerald Beach surf forecast from 3 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 3 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period, NNE swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 9 Sep, 10AM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period, SE swell with 138 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 3 Sep, 10PM (local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s 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 1.2m and 7s 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 10AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 2.5m 8s 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) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 10PM (Thu 3rd Sep) | 4ft (1.2m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 10AM (Wed 9th Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Emerald Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, let me tell you how it’s looking for Emerald Beach.
Honestly, mate, it’s a tough stretch. We’ve got a long dry spell of poor surf conditions ahead. For the next couple of weeks, the swell is tiny and inconsistent, with a lot of onshore wind messing things up. There are no standout days in this whole 16-day window; nothing that gets me really excited. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is just about average for this time of year, nothing unusual.
Looking at Thursday the 3rd, the wind is nasty and cross-onshore, and the swell is weak and short-period. It’s choppy and messy. The combined swell energy is only 95, so it’s weak. Not worth paddling out.
Friday the 4th gives us a tiny bit of hope with a clean morning session. Swell is only 2 ft from the NNE, with a light offshore wind out of the south. The energy is still low at 65, but the conditions are clean. It’s surfable but very ordinary.
The weekend and the whole of the following week are basically a write-off. Saturday the 5th to Sunday the 13th is filled with onshore winds, tiny swell, and poor conditions. On Tuesday the 8th, the wind turns offshore from the SSW at 19 mph, but the swell is only 1.0 ft with a short 10-second period, so there’s nothing to ride. The energy numbers are all in the 20s or 30s for most of that week.
We don’t see any real size until Thursday the 17th, but the wind is howling onshore at 25 mph from the NNE, and the swell is a messy 7 ft with a short 6-second period. The energy jumps to 321, but it’s a total churn. That’s only for experts, if anyone is crazy enough to get out in that. The setup actually looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.
The last day, Friday the 18th, the swell drops back to nothing, so it’s a dead end.
Overall, there’s no highlight here. The best you’ll get is a clean but tiny wave on Friday morning the 4th. For the rest, it’s a waiting game. It tends not to stay this poor for long, but for now, save the wax.
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Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night). | |||||||||||||||||||
Thu 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | Tuesday 8 | Wednesday 9 | ||||||||||||||
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) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 9 | SE 8 | ENE 9 | SE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 192 | 93 | 35 | 22 | 17 | 7 | 65 | 50 | 28 | 34 | 23 | 22 | 30 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 138 | 15 | 66 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | off | cross | cross | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | on | on | cross-off | off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 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 | 6:31AM1.15m | 6:45PM1.69m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 12:17PM0.12m | 1:21AM0.01m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:00 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — |
 | 5:31 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:32 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:34 | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | 5:35 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
Temp °C | 31 | 23 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 19 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 17 |
Feels °C | 28 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | NNE 7 | NNE 6 | S 6 | S 10 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 8 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 | E 10 | E 10 | SSE 8 | SE 8 | SSE 8 | SE 8 |
| kJ | 100 | 93 | 35 | 32 | 311 | 74 | 63 | 48 | 28 | 34 | 223 | 621 | 273 | 152 | 17 | 17 | 367 | 138 | 112 | 66 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | S 10 | SSE 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | S 14 | S 8 | E 10 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | ENE 9 | NNE 6 | NNE 9 | NNE 8 | ENE 9 | S 8 | S 8 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 52 | 52 | 34 | 22 | 13 | 103 | 32 | 18 | 31 | 31 | 23 | 22 | 17 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 104 | 58 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SSE 10 | ENE 9 | NE 5 | E 9 | SE 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | — | — | E 15 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 6 |
| kJ | 30 | 31 | 31 | 33 | 17 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 4 | 15 | — | — | 4 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 6 | SSW 4 | S 6 | ESE 3 | — | — | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | SSE 3 | S 6 | — | — | NE 6 | — | S 8 | S 8 | — | — | NE 3 | S 9 |
| kJ | 192 | 10 | 80 | 1 | — | — | 65 | 50 | 1 | 74 | — | — | 30 | — | 789 | 548 | — | — | 2 | 148 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 39 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 2 | 2 | 39 | 2 | 0 | 176 | 5 | 2 | 268 | 158 | 98 | 85 | 5 | 13 | 85 |
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