Surf Forecasts:
Emma Wood State Beach surf forecast from 28 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 28 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Tuesday 28 Jul, 5PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s period, SSW swell with 336 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 28 Jul, 8PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 17s 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 Tuesday (Jul 28) at 8PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 17s period with a secondary swell of 0.6m and 8s. 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 17s and forecast to arrive on Tuesday (Jul 28) at 5PM. 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+) | 8PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
| Best Surf | 8PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
| Most Powerful | 5PM (Tue 28th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 17s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Emma Wood State Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at the next few weeks.
Honestly, it’s a quiet stretch ahead. The models are showing a run of tiny, weak swells, and with the wind angles swinging cross-on most afternoons, it’s going to be tough to find anything with real push. We’re looking at a long gap of small, poor surf for the first week or so, with only a glimmer of something slightly better further out.
We start off at Emma Wood State Beach. It’s a beginner-friendly, fairly consistent beach and reef setup, with a NE offshore that tends to keep it clean. But the swell is small, coming in at only 2 ft from the SSW with a very long 17-second period. The energy is moderate at best (346) but the wave comment is poor. The water is much warmer than normal for this time of year, sitting at 70°.
Tuesday afternoon sees the wind shift to a gentle cross-onshore from the WSW at 9 mph, making things choppy. The swell stays tiny, and the “poor surf conditions” tag sticks. Wednesday through to the end of July is more of the same—small 2 ft to 3 ft swells, mostly cross-on winds, and no real quality. The combined energy drops from 474 down to 199 by Saturday, August 1st.
The first week of August is a write-off. Swell heights drop under 2 ft, periods shortening, and the energy falls into the weak two-digit range, as low as 46 on the 6th. Winds are light onshore or cross-on, but with waves that small, it’s not going to matter.
There is a little flicker of life around August 7th and 8th. The swell bumps up to 1 ft from the SSW, but the period jumps to a very long 19 seconds, and the energy climbs back to 136. The catch is the wind is cross-on, and the waves are still too small to do anything with. It’s still “poor surf conditions.”
Overall, there is no standout in this 16-day window. The best you could hope for is a very marginal, small wave session on a morning with light offshore winds and a longer-period swell, but none of the scores suggest it’s worth paddling out for. For a spot that’s fairly consistent, this is a disappointing run.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 28 | Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | SW 13 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 9 | W 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 267 | 336 | 234 | 229 | 223 | 220 | 140 | 272 | 257 | 229 | 253 | 209 | 156 | 102 | 46 | 115 | 79 | 52 | 64 | 57 | 30 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy |
High Tide | 10:38AM1.15m | 9:20PM1.84m | 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 | |||||||
Low Tide | 3:14PM0.73m | 4:40AM-0.17m | 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 | ||||||||
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 | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — |
 | — | 8:01 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 8:00 | — | — | 7:59 | — | — | 7:58 | — | — | 7:57 | — | — | 7:57 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 20 |
Feels °C | 22 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 17 | SSW 17 | W 6 | W 9 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | W 9 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 13 | S 13 | SSW 11 | W 6 | W 10 | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 7 | W 6 |
| kJ | 267 | 336 | 52 | 78 | 223 | 220 | 56 | 272 | 257 | 229 | 253 | 209 | 156 | 102 | 26 | 115 | 79 | 52 | 64 | 32 | 30 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 8 | W 8 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 15 | S 14 | SSW 16 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | SSW 10 | SSW 10 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 12 |
| kJ | 50 | 50 | 234 | 229 | 157 | 132 | 140 | 33 | 25 | 52 | 33 | 44 | 36 | 36 | 32 | 35 | 44 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 17 | SSE 17 | SSE 14 | S 15 | W 7 | W 6 | S 13 | WNW 8 | WNW 8 | — | — | SW 15 | S 20 | SW 19 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 9 | SSW 9 | SSW 8 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 29 | 54 | 41 | 155 | 26 | 27 | 90 | 22 | 14 | — | — | 33 | 7 | 15 | 46 | 45 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 10 | 10 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | SE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 3 | — | — | W 9 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | 57 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 91 | 19 | 0 | 91 | 19 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 0 | 91 | 19 | 0 |
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