Emerald Beach Surf Forecast and Surf Report

Alright, let’s talk about what’s coming up for Emerald Beach. This is a point break that’s fairly consistent and exposed to swell, with an optimum direction coming from the NE. The water temp right now is sitting at 67°, which is about 1° cooler than the long-term average, so pretty normal for this time of year.

The opening call is Wednesday morning, the 19th of August. We’ve got a 5ft ESE groundswell rolling in with a 10-second period and combined energy of 554 – that’s moderate energy. And the wind? Bloody magic – glassy, dead calm from the south at just 3 mph. This is the standout session of the whole window. Clean, lined-up waves, that point will be working, and with crowds listed as “often” you’ll likely have company, but it’ll be worth sharing the takeoff zone. Sets will have some push to them, so it’s intermediate territory.

Wednesday afternoon the swell drops to 4ft SE, still a 10-second period, but the wind swings east and goes light cross. It’s surfable, but nothing compared to the morning. Thursday morning, the 20th, sees a 5ft easterly swell but the period drops to a short 7 seconds, and it’s cross-on from the NNW. That combo kills the quality – choppy and a bit jumbled. Not worth paddling out for. Thursday afternoon gets worse – 3ft ENE, onshore NNE wind at 12 mph, rough.

From Friday the 21st right through to Tuesday the 1st of September, it’s mostly a write-off. The swell stays small – below 4ft – and the winds are a mix of cross-on and onshore, often moderate strength. The energy is low, with values mostly under 100. There’s a brief flicker Saturday morning the 22nd: 3ft NE swell, glassy calm, but the waves are tiny and ordinary. Sunday the 23rd morning gives a little 2ft ENE swell with clean offshore S wind at 6 mph, but it’s just not enough to get excited about. There’s a real gap from the 21st to the 1st where the surf is either poor or barely surfable.

Then, on Wednesday the 2nd of September, things perk up. The afternoon session shows a 5ft SE swell with a 9-second period, combined energy of 394 – that’s moderate, and it’s clean with light cross-off winds. That’s promising. The morning of the 3rd of September keeps it going with a 3ft SE swell, 9-second period, 216 energy, and light cross-off wind again. Both of those days look good but are still a long way out, so treat ‘em as promising but not locked in yet.

All up, ignore most of the next week and a half. Your best bet is Wednesday morning the 19th of August at Emerald Beach with that glassy 5ft groundswell. The second week has a solid-looking window but wait and see.

Rusty.

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