Emerald Beach Surf Break

Lat Long: 30.18° S 153.19° E

Emerald Beach, Australia Weather Observations

Issued: 9 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Emerald Beach sea temperature is
20.8°C
0.3° 

Emerald Beach surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Emerald Beach based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Emerald Beach right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Emerald Beach

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Coffs Harbour Airport

17 km S5 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
20
light winds from the E
(19 km/h at 80°)
21.4 °C10.0
10.0
no cloud
no observation
-

Upper Orara

23 km SW200 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (6 kph from 138 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

Grafton Airport Automatic Weather Station

49 km NW26 m above sea level

2 hours ago
Clear skies
10
light winds from the N
(11 km/h at 350°)
24.2 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Grafton Research Stn

65 km NW26 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
10
light winds from the SSW
(9 km/h at 200°)
23.2 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Fortis Creek

79 km NW80 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
5
calm
(3 km/h at 133°)
25 °C-
-
-
-
0

YambaPilotStation

84 km NNE28 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
15
light winds from the ESE
(13 km/h at 120°)
20.7 °C-
-

no observation

Kempsey Airport Automatic Weather Station

106 km S14 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
15
light winds from the E
(15 km/h at 100°)
23.7 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

EvansHeadRaaf Bombing Range

112 km N63 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
20
light winds from the SE
(19 km/h at 130°)
21.7 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Casino Airport

145 km N22 m above sea level

2 hours ago
no report
5
light winds from the WSW
(7 km/h at 240°)
23.2 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Hibbard wx

146 km S21 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
5
light winds from the NNE
(6 km/h at 33°)
15
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Emerald Beach and within an acceptable time window.

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