Surf Forecasts:
Emma Wood State Beach surf forecast from 10 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Tuesday 14 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period, W swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 15 Jul, 11PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period, WNW swell with 145 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 11 Jul, 2AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 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 Saturday (Jul 11) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.5m and 15s period with a secondary swell of 0.5m and 9s. 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 1.4m 6s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jul 15) at 11PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-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 Thursday (Jul 16) at 8AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 11th Jul) | 1.5ft (0.5m) 15s |
| Best Surf | 11PM (Tue 14th Jul) | 5ft (1.5m) 6s |
| Most Powerful | 11PM (Wed 15th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Emma Wood State Beach over the next 16 days.
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what Emma Wood State Beach has in store for us. It’s a pretty tough outlook, I gotta be honest. We’re looking at a long stretch of small, messy surf with no real standouts for paddle surfing. The water’s sitting at 64°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year.
The whole 16-day run is basically a write-off for decent waves. From Friday the 10th right through to the morning of Saturday the 25th, it’s all labeled as poor surf conditions. That’s a solid two-week gap with hardly anything to get excited about. The swell is tiny, mostly around 1.0ft to 3ft, and the winds are nearly always onshore or cross-onshore, so it’s gonna be bumpy and weak.
There’s a little blip of energy around Saturday the 25th morning, with a 3ft S swell and moderate wave energy (471). The period is 15 seconds, so it’s a long-period groundswell, which could mean better shape, but at a beach-and-reef setup like Emma Wood, that long period can make waves break too straight. And the wind is still cross-onshore, so it won’t be clean. That’s about the best of a bad bunch, but it’s still not good. The rest of the time, you’re looking at combined swell energy values mostly between 100 and 250, which is just weak stuff.
For a beginner-friendly spot like this, the swell never gets above 5ft, so it’s not too big, but the quality just isn’t there. If you’re into kite surfing, the onshore wind and small waves might be more your thing, because for a paddle surfer, it’s a long wait.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue night, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | Sunday 12 | Monday 13 | Tuesday 14 | Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | |||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | WNW 6 | SW 18 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | SW 19 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 137 | 123 | 121 | 125 | 126 | 108 | 118 | 118 | 105 | 101 | 101 | 75 | 29 | 51 | 131 | 49 | 57 | 70 | 101 | 69 | 56 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | on | glassy | cross-on | on | glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 6:29PM1.89m | 8:52AM1.01m | 7:23PM2.02m | 9:39AM1.10m | 8:15PM2.13m | 10:21AM1.18m | 9:06PM2.19m | 11:01AM1.24m | 9:55PM2.17m | 11:41AM1.30m | 10:43PM2.07m | 12:22PM1.35m | 11:30PM1.90m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 11:48AM0.73m | 2:18AM-0.21m | 12:56PM0.75m | 3:05AM-0.39m | 1:57PM0.72m | 3:51AM-0.50m | 2:53PM0.66m | 4:34AM-0.54m | 3:46PM0.60m | 5:16AM-0.51m | 4:39PM0.56m | 5:57AM-0.41m | 5:33PM0.55m | ||||||||
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 | 5:52 | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — |
 | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:10 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:09 | — | — | 8:08 | — | — | 8:08 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 |
Feels °C | 17 | 19 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 21 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 18 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 10 | W 9 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 14 | W 4 | SSW 12 | W 5 | W 6 | W 7 | W 7 | W 9 | W 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 65 | 39 | 121 | 125 | 126 | 108 | 118 | 118 | 105 | 101 | 101 | 75 | 6 | 51 | 45 | 49 | 57 | 70 | 101 | 69 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 9 | W 8 | WNW 8 | W 5 | W 9 | WNW 9 | W 9 | W 9 | WNW 9 | WNW 9 | SSW 12 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 137 | 123 | 39 | 34 | 19 | 5 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 29 | 49 | 33 | 33 | 42 | 28 | 40 | 39 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 9 | SE 10 | S 13 | S 20 | S 19 | WNW 7 | S 18 | W 17 | S 16 | W 16 | SW 19 | S 12 | W 15 | WNW 8 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | SSW 12 | SSW 12 | SW 19 |
| kJ | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 6 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 11 | 17 | 7 | 49 | 48 | 16 | 40 | 14 | 14 | 56 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | SW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | — | W 4 | WNW 6 | — | — | — | ESE 3 | WNW 3 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 131 | — | — | — | 4 | 1 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 99 | 99 | 0 | 55 | 42 | 0 | 99 | 19 | 17 | 97 | 51 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 0 | 19 | 19 | 11 |
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