Surf Forecasts:
Emma Wood State Beach surf forecast from 2 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Monday 7 Sep, 11AM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period, S swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period, S swell with 813 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 11PM (local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with W 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 (Sep 01) at 11PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 1.0m and 5s period with a secondary swell of 0.7m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.3m and 10s 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 1.4m 14s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 2PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.6m 3s period and expected on Tuesday (Sep 08) at 11AM.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 11PM (Tue 1st Sep) | 3.5ft (1.0m) 5s |
| Best Surf | 11AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 14s |
| Most Powerful | 2PM (Mon 7th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.4m) 14s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Emma Wood State Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here with a look at what's on the menu for Emma Wood State Beach over the next couple of weeks.
Right off the bat, things are looking pretty quiet. The whole first week is a real tough one. The first couple of days are a write-off – tiny swell and cross-onshore winds that’ll have the surface chopped up. We’re talking poor conditions with combined swell energy barely pushing into triple digits. The water temperature sits at a balmy 72°, which is a full 8° warmer than normal for this time of year – that’s very unusual.
The outlook starts to look slightly more promising towards the end of the first week. Friday the 4th and Saturday the 5th see the swell slowly building from the SSW. By Saturday morning, we’re looking at 3 ft with a proper long period of 14 seconds from the S, and combined energy climbing. It’s still a marginal call, so don’t expect perfection.
The real standout window, the only one worth getting excited about, is the morning of Monday, September 7th. We’ve got a clean 4 ft of S swell rolling in with a long 14-second period – that’s good energy. The wind goes dead calm, turning the ocean glassy. For Emma Wood, a beach and reef setup, it’s currently fairly consistent but can get often crowded, so get in early if you can. The combo of that long period groundswell and a clean face will be the best the fortnight has to offer.
Tuesday the 8th morning might offer a follow-up of 3 ft with glassy conditions, but that window is short-lived as the onshores kick up again.
After that, from the afternoon of the 8th right through to the 16th, we drop back into a long, flat spell. Swell sizes tumble back to 1 ft - 2 ft with combined energy often sitting low. There is truly nothing to report. A long blank run like this is pretty normal for the area when the swell windows don't align.
Keep an eye on that Monday the 7th morning window. That’s your shot.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 6 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | S 14 | SSW 15 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 44 | 51 | 56 | 80 | 131 | 62 | 57 | 211 | 188 | 179 | 223 | 253 | 201 | 229 | 401 | 476 | 482 | 691 | 813 | 599 |
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Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | on | glassy | on | on | cross | cross-on | on | glassy | glassy | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 1:16AM1.03m | 1:06PM1.67m | 3:04AM0.86m | 2:04PM1.64m | 3:29PM1.62m | 7:34AM1.03m | 5:02PM1.68m | 8:00AM1.16m | 6:18PM1.79m | 8:27AM1.27m | 7:17PM1.89m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 7:25PM0.30m | 6:23AM0.62m | 8:47PM0.30m | 6:48AM0.78m | 10:31PM0.23m | 00:02AM0.10m | 10:31AM1.00m | 1:04AM-0.05m | 12:16PM0.90m | 1:51AM-0.17m | 1:20PM0.73m | 2:31AM-0.23m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | 6:33 | — | — |
 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:15 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 |
Feels °C | 17 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 27 | 26 | 23 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 13 |
| kJ | 39 | 18 | 12 | 80 | 35 | 13 | 13 | 27 | 188 | 179 | 206 | 253 | 179 | 229 | 401 | 476 | 482 | 691 | 813 | 599 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | SW 15 | SSW 18 | SSE 14 | S 13 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 14 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 7 | WNW 7 | SW 18 |
| kJ | 44 | 33 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 62 | 57 | 211 | 62 | 89 | 223 | 154 | 201 | 88 | 33 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 50 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | W 4 | SW 13 | W 5 | SW 11 | SW 11 | WNW 5 | W 5 | SW 10 | SW 10 | W 11 | SW 10 | — |
| kJ | 12 | 17 | 42 | 2 | 75 | 58 | 34 | 47 | 6 | 82 | 12 | 30 | 18 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 6 | 51 | 11 | 18 | 131 | 29 | 45 | 91 | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 51 | 263 | 0 | 51 | 263 | 0 | 91 | 19 | 0 | 94 | 42 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 19 |
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