Emerald Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s on the cards for our little stretch of coast. We’re looking at Emerald Beach, and it’s a bit of a mixed bag over the next couple of weeks.

Right now, there’s nothing doing. The first few days are a write-off with poor surf conditions. We’ve got a bit of a wait on our hands, but it’s not all bad news. The pattern starts to shift around late in the first week.

The first real chance for a paddle comes on the morning of Wednesday the 5th. It’s not going to blow you away, but there’s a tiny 2ft easterly swell with a period of 10 seconds, and the wind is a light offshore southerly. The water is sitting at 67°, which is pretty standard for this time of year. The wave energy is weak (93), so it’s more of a grovel session than a proper wave day. But hey, it’s clean, and it’s a start.

The next few days stay in that same rut. Saturday morning the 8th offers a similar story: 2ft of easterly swell, clean with a southerly offshore breeze, but again, the energy is low (72). It’s surfable but very ordinary.

We get a little bump of energy around Sunday the 9th, with the swell pushing to 4ft and the combined energy climbing to 229 (moderate), but the wind swings around to the north-northwest and then north-northeast, blowing straight onshore. That’s going to turn it into a messy, choppy mess. Not worth the drive.

The following week is a real slow burn. Mornings from Monday the 10th through Tuesday the 11th offer clean, offshore conditions with a 3ft easterly swell, but the energy is still only moderate at best (145). It’s the kind of surf that’s better than a flat day, but nothing to get excited about.

Then, on Thursday the 13th, the wind goes howling out of the south-southwest at 16 mph, blowing offshore but whipping up a 5ft north-northeast swell with a shockingly short period of just 5 seconds. That’s junk. The energy is weak (119), and it’s just a bumpy, wind-chop line-up. This setup looks more interesting for kite surfing than paddle surfing.

The one standout is the morning of Friday the 14th. The forecast shows a 4ft north-northeast swell with a 7-second period, and the wind is a light offshore southwesterly. The combined energy is a solid 212, and the conditions are expected to be good. The southwesterly offshore is the perfect alignment for Emerald Beach, and it’s the best wave quality we’ll see in the whole 16-day window. The swell direction is a bit off the optimum, but the clean conditions make up for it. This is your window. It’s not huge, but it will be clean and fun.

After that, we fade back into tiny, clean but weak surf. The morning of Sunday the 16th has a moderate offshore breeze, but the swell is back down to 2ft. The morning of Monday the 17th is glassy, with a 2ft easterly swell and a period of 11 seconds, but the energy is low (81). It’s a long-period groundswell, which will be better at the point than a beach break, but again, it’s tiny.

So, to wrap it up: the first week is a write-off. The best bet is Friday morning the 14th, with the cleanest conditions and the most push. The rest is grovel territory. It’s a slow pattern, but it tends not to stay poor for long.

Rusty.

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