Surf Forecasts:
Emma Wood State Beach surf forecast from 1 Sep 2026:
- Best quality surf: Sunday 6 Sep, 2PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period, S swell with cross-offshore winds.
- Most powerful swell: Monday 7 Sep, 2AM (local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period, S swell with 1,046 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Tuesday 1 Sep, 8AM (local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 13s 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 (Sep 01) at 8AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.4m and 13s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 5s. Another secondary swell of 0.6m and 4s 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 1.5m 15s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Sep 07) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-shore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 8AM (Tue 1st Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) 13s |
| Best Surf | 2PM (Sun 6th Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 15s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Mon 7th Sep) | 5ft (1.5m) 15s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Emma Wood State Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Right, folks, Rusty here. Let’s have a look at what’s on offer over the next couple of weeks.
Honestly, we’re staring down a long, dry spell. The entire 16-day outlook is a bit of a flat patch, with nothing really worth getting excited about until the first week of September. You’ve got a solid 5 days of very small, weak surf with mostly cross-onshore wind, so don’t bother waxing up until then.
The first real glimmer of hope shows up on Sunday the 6th of September. The surf is still tiny, but we’ve got a glassy morning with light winds out of the SSE, and a longer-period swell from the south at 14 seconds. That’s a groundswell, which brings better shape. The combined energy is moderate at 359, but it’s clean. Emma Wood State Beach is a beach and reef break, so the long period might make it a bit straight, but the glassy conditions will make it look a million times better than what’s been on offer. The water temperature is about average for this time of year.
Monday the 7th of September is the best of a quiet bunch. The morning has light rain, but the wind is offshore from the east, and the swell is up to 3 ft from the south with a period of 13 seconds. The combined energy is moderate at 365, and the waves are clean. The crowd factor is listed as “often” for this spot, so expect some company. For a beginner-friendly break, this is about as good as it gets in this window.
The rest of the run is a write-off. After Monday the 7th, the wind turns messy and the swell drops back to nothing. There’s a brief window on Wednesday the 9th with a clean 2 ft wave, but it’s so ordinary it’s not worth the paddle. The second week is just a flat, featureless stretch of tiny, weak waves. That’s the reality of this area sometimes.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 18°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Sun night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 1 | Wednesday 2 | Thursday 3 | Friday 4 | Saturday 5 | Sunday 6 | Monday 7 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | W 5 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | WNW 5 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 67 | 44 | 51 | 56 | 80 | 102 | 61 | 88 | 211 | 188 | 181 | 223 | 215 | 265 | 333 | 635 | 766 | 1046 | 786 | 577 | 827 |
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 | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | glassy |
High Tide | 12:23PM1.67m | 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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 | 6:30 | — | — | 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 | 6 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 2 |
Temp °C | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 18 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 5 | SSE 11 | W 5 | W 5 | S 12 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | W 5 | SSW 17 | SSW 16 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | SSE 14 | S 14 | S 15 | S 15 | S 15 | S 14 | S 13 | S 12 |
| kJ | 8 | 39 | 18 | 7 | 80 | 33 | 12 | 17 | 34 | 188 | 181 | 218 | 215 | 265 | 333 | 635 | 766 | 1046 | 786 | 577 | 827 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 16 | S 12 | S 11 | SSW 15 | SSW 18 | S 14 | S 14 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | W 8 | WNW 8 |
| kJ | 67 | 44 | 33 | 56 | 67 | 71 | 61 | 88 | 211 | 93 | 96 | 223 | 162 | 160 | 152 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 34 | 38 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 11 | SW 18 | S 10 | SW 16 | W 10 | SW 17 | SW 15 | SSW 10 | SSW 11 | W 5 | SW 13 | W 5 | W 5 | SW 10 | W 5 | W 12 | SW 11 | — | SW 19 | — | SW 18 |
| kJ | 38 | 12 | 17 | 42 | 2 | 76 | 59 | 34 | 48 | 11 | 84 | 13 | 8 | 28 | 7 | 3 | 5 | — | 15 | — | 13 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | W 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 |
| kJ | 9 | 7 | 51 | — | 12 | 102 | 28 | 53 | 131 | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 93 | 19 | 0 | 51 | 263 | 0 | 51 | 263 | 0 | 90 | 19 | 0 | 99 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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