Surf Forecasts:
Emma Wood State Beach surf forecast from 9 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 8 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period, SSW swell with 270 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 8 Aug, 11PM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s 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 Saturday (Aug 08) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.8m and 5s 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 Saturday (Aug 15) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Sat 8th Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Emma Wood State Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right then, let's have a look at what Emma Wood State Beach has got cookin' for us over the next couple of weeks. Straight up, it's gonna be a lean run. The data's pretty clear that for the vast majority of this 16-day window, the surf is just gonna be poor. We're talkin' tiny little 0.6 ft to 2 ft slop, mostly cross-onshore or straight onshore wind, and a whole lot of chop. It's one of those stretches where you'd be better off cleaning the wax off your board than paddling out.
The water temperature at Emma Wood is sitting at 71° right now, which is 7° warmer than usual for this time of year. That's pretty wild, feels more like a summer bathtub than your typical August water.
Saturday the 8th through to the end of the first week is a write-off. There's a long gap of days with nothing to recommend. We're talkin' day after day of *poor surf conditions* and scores that don't even register.
Then, on the morning of Friday the 14th, we get a little glimmer. The wind goes glassy – a slight air from the WSW at just 3 mph. The swell is still tiny at 1 ft from the SSW with a period of 14 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at 162. It's described as "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions". That's about as good as it gets. For a beginner spot, those glassy conditions would make it feel a bit more friendly, even if the waves are small.
After that, it's back to the same pattern of small, onshore wind and chop for the rest of the run. The only real standout in the whole period, if you can even call it that, is that Friday morning glass-off. That’s the one window.
Right, I've called it as I see it. No joy here folks, not this time.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 19 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 102 | 146 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 73 | 59 | 58 | 35 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 118 | 115 | 82 | 124 | 270 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:19PM1.86m | 8:51AM1.11m | 7:19PM1.99m | 9:24AM1.22m | 8:12PM2.08m | 9:56AM1.31m | 9:01PM2.12m | 10:29AM1.40m | 9:46PM2.08m | 11:01AM1.48m | 10:31PM1.95m | 11:34AM1.54m | 11:14PM1.76m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM-0.21m | 1:05PM0.80m | 2:54AM-0.34m | 2:05PM0.69m | 3:34AM-0.41m | 2:56PM0.56m | 4:12AM-0.40m | 3:45PM0.46m | 4:47AM-0.33m | 4:32PM0.38m | 5:21AM-0.20m | 5:20PM0.35m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:13 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:15 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | 6:16 | — | — |
 | 7:52 | — | — | 7:51 | — | — | 7:50 | — | — | 7:49 | — | — | 7:47 | — | — | 7:46 | — | — | 7:45 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 21 | 21 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | W 5 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 |
| kJ | 102 | 18 | 86 | 84 | 82 | 73 | 59 | 58 | 33 | 80 | 79 | 73 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 118 | 115 | 82 | 124 | 270 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 12 | SSW 16 | W 4 | SSW 11 | SSW 11 | W 10 | WNW 10 | W 10 | SSW 19 | SSW 12 | W 11 | S 12 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | S 11 | W 7 | SSW 19 | SW 14 | W 7 |
| kJ | 14 | 146 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 8 | 19 | 16 | 35 | 29 | 21 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 8 | 71 | 54 | 8 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 13 | SSW 12 | W 12 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 20 | SSW 20 | SSW 19 | SSW 14 | SW 14 | SSW 12 | W 9 | SW 13 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | S 10 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 11 |
| kJ | 14 | 29 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 37 | 37 | 21 | 33 | 14 | 14 | 27 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 17 | 9 | 9 | 23 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | SSW 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 7 |
| kJ | 3 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 51 | 6 | 237 | 19 | 0 | 38 | 51 | 0 | 99 | 19 | 19 | 98 | 19 | 6 | 98 | 263 | 6 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
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