Emerald Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer for Emerald Beach over the next couple of weeks. I’ll tell you straight: it’s a lean run. We’ve got a long dry spell to get through before anything worth paddling out for shows up.

The first real chance of a surfable wave doesn’t come until Wednesday morning, the 9th of September. That’s a solid week of flat, messy, or just plain ugly conditions before we get a glimmer. The water temp is sitting at 68°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so no surprises there.

Wednesday the 9th morning is your standout. Emerald Beach is a point break, and it’s exposed to swell from the NE. That morning we’ve got a 4ft swell rolling in from the SE with a 10-second period. It’s not huge, but the combined energy is a moderate 307, which is the most juice we see in the whole window. The real kicker is the wind – dead calm, glassy. That’s a rare treat, and it’ll have the surface like a mirror. The swell direction isn’t a perfect match for the optimum NE, but it’s close enough that the point should line it up nicely. Do note, this break can get crowded – it’s listed as "often" busy, so get out early if you want it to yourself. The conditions will clean up any weak energy, and that glassy morning window is the one to chase.

The rest of the forecast is a write-off. Thursday the 10th through to Tuesday the 15th is all tiny, weak swell – mostly under 2ft – with poor surf conditions and scores of zero. Even the few times we get a clean offshore wind, like Tuesday morning the 8th, the swell is only 1ft with next to no energy (28). Not worth the wetsuit.

Wednesday the 16th morning brings a bit of a puff: 3ft from the NE, a moderate 92 energy, and a fresh offshore breeze from the south at 35 km/h. That’ll be clean, but the period is a short 7 seconds, so the waves will be a bit weak and crumbly. It’s surfable for a desperate session, but nothing to write home about.

So, to sum it up: if you want a wave, your only real window is Wednesday morning the 9th. Glassy, waist-to-chest high sets on the point. That’s it. Otherwise, it’s a long, flat slog. Keep an eye on the forecasts though – it tends not to stay this bad forever around here.

Rusty.

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