Emerald Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s take a look at what’s cookin’ for Emerald Beach. It’s gonna be a slow grind, but there are a couple of windows worth paddling out for.

We’re kicking off on Tuesday, August 4th, with nothing to write home about – tiny glassy waves of 1 ft from the ESE and weak energy (22), so it’s a flat start. The surf stays small and ordinary through the first week, with the best early look being Wednesday morning, August 5th. That’s a 2 ft ESE swell with a 10-second period (96 energy), and glassy conditions offshore under a light SSE wind. Surfable, but very ordinary. Still, it’s the cleanest option early on. Thursday the 6th stays small with a 1 ft SSE swell under a clean offshore breeze, but again, tiny.

The first real standout pops up on Saturday, August 8th. It’s still small, but the morning brings a 2 ft ENE swell with a 7-second period (54 energy) and a clean offshore wind from the south. The afternoon stays clean with cross-offshore winds. It’s not big, but it’s the best quality we’ve seen so far. The water temp is sitting at 67°F, which is about 1°F cooler than normal – nothing to stress about, just a standard late-winter chill.

Now, if you’ve got patience, Monday, August 10th, is the true highlight. The morning session delivers a 3 ft E swell with a 9-second period and a solid 267 energy reading – that’s moderate energy, and the conditions are clean with a light cross-offshore breeze from the WSW. Expect good surf conditions. That’s the one to circle. The water is still cool, but the waves will have some push and shape.

After that, the energy drops back down and the winds get tricky. The second week sees a lot of 2 ft to 3 ft swells, mostly from the ENE and E, with moderate offshore winds providing clean but tiny waves. Nothing exciting, just knee-high dribblers. The morning of Tuesday, August 18th, offers a 2 ft E swell with a long 11-second period (58 energy) and a clean offshore wind – it’s surfable but very ordinary.

Crowds at Emerald Beach can be a problem, especially on the better days, so expect company on Monday the 10th. It’s an exposed point break, and the optimum swell direction is from the NE, but we’re seeing mostly E and ENE swells, so it’s a bit off-angle. The period is around 9-10 seconds, which is fine for a point break, giving decent shape without being too straight.

Summing it up: the pick of the run is Monday, August 10th, morning. Get on it. The rest of the window is a flat spell with a few tiny, clean windows for the patient surfer.

Rusty.

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