Surf Forecasts:
Emma Wood State Beach surf forecast from 3 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 6 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 7 Jul, 11AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period, SSW swell with 286 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Friday 3 Jul, 5AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 15s period with SSW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Emma Wood State Beach this week:
The surf forecast for Emma Wood State Beach over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 03) at 5AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m and 4s is also forecast. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Emma Wood State Beach in the next 16 days are 0.7m 18s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 07) at 11AM. Winds are predicted to be onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 5AM (Fri 3rd Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 5AM (Mon 6th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 11AM (Tue 7th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Emma Wood State Beach over the next 16 days.
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Alright folks, Rusty here, and I gotta level with you about Emma Wood State Beach. This is a rough one. The whole 16-day outlook is a total bust – no real surf to speak of.
From Friday, July 3rd, all the way through to Saturday, July 18th, it’s flat. Nothing’s happening. Swell heights are pathetic, mostly bouncing between 0.7 ft and 1 ft. Even when there’s some long-period groundswell in the water – periods up to 18 seconds – it’s got no juice. The combined wave energy numbers tell the story: it’s mostly weak, like 159 (weak), or 334 (still just moderate), and it bottoms out at a measly 26 (weak). That’s not ridable.
And the wind? It’s a killer. Almost every session has an onshore or cross-onshore breeze out of the SW, WSW, or SSW, just chopping up whatever tiny bump there is. Even when the wind is light, the surf is consistently labeled “poor.” There’s not a single day to get excited about.
By the middle of the second week, around July 15th, the swell drops to just 0.7 ft and the energy completely dies. It’s going dead quiet.
The water temp is nothing unusual, just average for the season. And look, Emma Wood is usually a pretty consistent, beginner-friendly spot, but this kind of blank run does happen around here sometimes. The ocean just turns off.
There is zero surf worth paddling for. Zero. If you had a kite, you might be able to mess around in the cross-onshore breeze and the bump on a few afternoons, but for a surfboard? Don’t bother. Park the car and wait for the next swell. Forecasts change.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 3 | Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thu 9 | |||||||||||||||
Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 20 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 54 | 144 | 99 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 121 | 79 | 115 | 100 | 100 | 149 | 286 | 178 | 178 | 237 | 234 | 237 | 177 | 169 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 11:11PM1.69m | 1:19PM1.13m | 11:47PM1.57m | 1:54PM1.18m | 00:28AM1.41m | 2:31PM1.26m | 1:19AM1.22m | 3:10PM1.35m | 2:33AM1.02m | 3:54PM1.47m | 4:22AM0.87m | 4:43PM1.60m | 6:23AM0.84m | 5:35PM1.74m | |||||||
Low Tide | 6:41AM-0.10m | 5:55PM0.80m | 7:13AM-0.01m | 6:51PM0.80m | 7:44AM0.10m | 8:03PM0.77m | 8:17AM0.24m | 9:31PM0.68m | 8:54AM0.39m | 11:05PM0.50m | 9:39AM0.54m | 00:24AM0.27m | 10:39AM0.66m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:48 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | 8:13 | — | 8:13 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Feels °C | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | SSW 18 | W 6 | W 7 | SSW 16 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 8 | 144 | 99 | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 121 | 79 | 18 | 12 | 13 | 41 | 34 | 178 | 74 | 52 | 234 | 68 | 115 | 61 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | W 4 | W 5 | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 19 | W 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 18 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 |
| kJ | 54 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 73 | 6 | 34 | 34 | 115 | 100 | 100 | 98 | 286 | 54 | 178 | 237 | 55 | 237 | 177 | 169 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 10 | SSW 19 | S 10 | SSW 19 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 12 | S 11 | SW 14 | S 20 | S 9 | S 11 | S 10 | S 9 |
| kJ | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 37 | 8 | 36 | 3 | 4 | 45 | 90 | 78 | 149 | 14 | 9 | 54 | 67 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | — | — | W 5 | — | — | W 3 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 6 | — | W 6 | WNW 6 | — | W 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 3 | — | — | 4 | — | — | 5 | 28 | — | 34 | 88 | — | 25 | 145 | — | 12 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 105 | 19 | 0 | 106 | 19 | 0 | 263 | 19 | 6 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 27 |
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