Surf Forecasts:
Emma Wood State Beach surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 29 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 16s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Thursday 30 Jul, 2PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 15s period, S swell with 279 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 29 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 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 Wednesday (Jul 29) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 16s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 14s. 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 0.8m 15s and forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 2PM. 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+) | 11PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Wed 29th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Emma Wood State Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s cooking for the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, I’m looking at a pretty flat and frustrated picture. The whole 16-day window is a tough one. There’s no standout swell to get excited about, and the conditions are just not cooperating. The first real sniff of anything rideable is on Wednesday, July 29th, but even that’s a struggle.
Wednesday, July 29th kicks off with a little bit of hope, then dashes it. The morning at Emma Wood State Beach has some swell – about 2ft from the SSW, with a long 16-second period. That long period means it’s a groundswell, which is nice for shape, but the combined energy is only moderate at 419. The wind is light and from the SW, which is technically onshore, but light enough it might not wreck it completely. The water temp is a very unusual 70°, which is 7° warmer than normal for this time of year. It’s a “much warmer than normal” situation, so you can ditch the thick wetsuit. But don’t get your hopes up – the wave comment says it’s marginal, and the afternoon goes downhill fast with a cross-onshore breeze making it choppy.
From Thursday, July 30th all the way through to Tuesday, August 13th, it’s just a long, sad stretch of poor surf conditions. Every single session is marked as poor. We’re looking at tiny swell, mostly under 2ft, and short periods dropping as low as 7 seconds. The combined energy dips into the weak two-digit numbers like 49 or 57, which tells you there’s just no power. The wind is either a light cross-onshore or a gentle cross-onshore, keeping the surface bumpy and messy. There’s a big gap here where there’s simply no recommendation to paddle out.
There is no standout session. The best of a bad lot is that Wednesday morning. The swell direction (SSW) is not ideal for Emma Wood, which prefers a SW, and the wind is onshore. For a beginner-friendly spot that’s fairly consistent, to see this much flatness is a bummer. It’s the kind of stretch where the beach-and-reef setup, with that persistent cross-onshore wind and small, weak waves, looks more interesting for a kite surfer than for us paddle surfers.
Stay patient. Forecasts can change, but right now, it’s a waiting game.
- Rusty
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 20°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | W 9 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 229 | 223 | 220 | 191 | 272 | 192 | 118 | 108 | 53 | 73 | 67 | 38 | 117 | 81 | 73 | 53 | 37 | 21 | 36 | 34 | 51 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 11:00AM1.19m | 9:52PM1.84m | 11:25AM1.23m | 10:24PM1.80m | 11:51AM1.28m | 10:57PM1.70m | 12:18PM1.34m | 11:34PM1.55m | 12:47PM1.40m | 00:15AM1.36m | 1:20PM1.46m | 1:08AM1.14m | 1:59PM1.52m | 2:27AM0.92m | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:48PM0.68m | 5:07AM-0.16m | 4:24PM0.64m | 5:33AM-0.12m | 5:03PM0.62m | 5:58AM-0.03m | 5:46PM0.59m | 6:24AM0.09m | 6:37PM0.57m | 6:49AM0.24m | 7:40PM0.55m | 7:16AM0.41m | 9:03PM0.49m | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:55 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 25 | 22 | 22 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | W 8 | SSW 14 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 | W 6 |
| kJ | 229 | 223 | 220 | 191 | 272 | 192 | 51 | 108 | 35 | 73 | 49 | 26 | 117 | 81 | 73 | 53 | 37 | 21 | 13 | 12 | 18 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | S 15 | W 6 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 | SSW 14 | W 8 | S 11 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 11 | SSW 10 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | SSW 12 | SW 14 |
| kJ | 35 | 157 | 29 | 56 | 36 | 25 | 118 | 33 | 37 | 69 | 67 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 36 | 15 | 51 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 15 | W 7 | S 14 | S 13 | SSW 15 | SSE 10 | S 12 | S 12 | SSW 13 | S 10 | S 9 | WNW 9 | SW 14 | SSW 9 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 16 | S 11 | SSW 12 | SW 15 | S 10 |
| kJ | 155 | 23 | 132 | 89 | 85 | 19 | 73 | 43 | 53 | 31 | 16 | 27 | 29 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 14 | 34 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | W 8 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 25 | 5 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 19 | 0 | 105 | 19 | 0 | 99 | 19 | 6 | 19 | 19 | 11 | 91 | 19 | 9 | 99 | 19 | 14 | 99 | 99 | 0 |
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