Surf Forecasts:
Emma Wood State Beach surf forecast from 4 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★+): Sunday 5 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 14s 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 Sunday (Jul 05) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 14s period with a secondary swell of 0.3m and 4s. 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. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.4m 3s period and expected on Friday (Jul 10) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sun 5th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 14s |
| 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.
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Alright folks, Rusty here with the local take.
Plain and simple, it’s a dry spell for Emma Wood State Beach. For the first week and a half, there’s just no surf to get excited about. The swell is puny, barely 1ft to 2ft, with long periods of 14 to 18 seconds, but the energy is weak – combined swell energy is between 122 and 417 – not enough to do anything on this beach and reef setup. Water temp is normal for the season.
We’ve got a big gap. From July 4th through July 12th, conditions are poor. Wind is blowing onshore or cross-onshore, gusting up to 12 mph, making it choppy and messy. It’s a dead zone.
Things perk up a little around July 13th. A 3ft to 3ft W swell shows up on the 13th and 14th, with combined energy climbing into the moderate range, around 232 to 235. But the real highlight hits on July 18th and 19th. On Saturday the 18th afternoon, a S swell rolls in at 3ft with a 16-second period, and the energy jumps to a strong 556. By Sunday morning the 19th, it’s 4ft from the S at 16 seconds, with energy at 699. It’s not big, but it’s the best pulse in the whole 16-day window.
Your best bet is that Saturday afternoon and Sunday morning. The S swell (not ideal for a spot that likes SW, but it’s what we’ve got) with light winds – onshore on Saturday and light cross-onshore Sunday. Expect it to be a little bumpy, but it’s the only time the ocean has any life. It’s a long-range call, so don’t book time off work yet, but it’s the standout.
For the rest of the forecast, the waves are so small and weak that it’s more of a kiteboarding zone than a paddle spot.
Keep your chin up, but don’t wax your board yet.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 4 | Sunday 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Fri 10 | |||||||||||||||
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) | 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 | W 10 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 121 | 79 | 115 | 100 | 100 | 149 | 286 | 178 | 178 | 237 | 234 | 179 | 177 | 144 | 142 | 135 | 123 |
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 | cross-on | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 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 | 7:52AM0.91m | 6:29PM1.89m | |||||||
Low Tide | 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 | 1:26AM0.02m | 11:48AM0.73m | ||||||||
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 | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:50 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — |
 | 8:13 | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:12 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 20 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 |
Feels °C | 16 | 20 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 18 | SW 18 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 6 | SSW 18 | W 6 | W 6 | W 9 | W 9 | W 7 | W 10 | W 9 | W 10 | W 10 | W 9 |
| kJ | 81 | 82 | 82 | 81 | 121 | 79 | 16 | 19 | 14 | 31 | 286 | 38 | 81 | 113 | 108 | 72 | 117 | 85 | 122 | 88 | 56 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 4 | SSW 19 | W 4 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 6 | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 10 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 |
| kJ | 6 | 3 | 73 | 3 | 34 | 34 | 115 | 100 | 100 | 142 | 25 | 178 | 178 | 237 | 234 | 67 | 177 | 144 | 142 | 135 | 123 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 10 | SSW 19 | W 5 | SSW 19 | W 4 | S 9 | SW 13 | SSW 21 | SSW 20 | SSW 20 | WNW 12 | SW 15 | SW 14 | S 20 | S 9 | SSW 16 | S 10 | S 10 | S 9 | SE 9 | SE 3 |
| kJ | 9 | 37 | 4 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 45 | 90 | 78 | 149 | 14 | 54 | 54 | 67 | 2 | 179 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | W 3 | — | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSE 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 | 48 | — | 34 | 71 | — | 36 | 130 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 106 | 19 | 0 | 263 | 51 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 19 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 17 | 19 | 0 | 55 | 55 |
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