Surf Forecasts:
Emma Wood State Beach surf forecast from 15 Aug 2026:
- Best quality surf: Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period, SSW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s period, SSW swell with 270 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Saturday 15 Aug, 2AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 18s 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 (Aug 15) at 2AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.7m and 18s period with a secondary swell of 0.4m and 4s. Another secondary swell of 0.5m 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 0.7m 18s and forecast to arrive on Saturday (Aug 15) at 2AM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (PDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 2AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 18s |
| Best Surf | 2AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 18s |
| Most Powerful | 2AM (Sat 15th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 18s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Emma Wood State Beach over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, Rusty here again, givin' the same story in good old feet and Fahrenheit.
Honestly, lookin' at the full 16-day window, it's a pretty quiet stretch for Emma Wood State Beach. The first part of the window is flat with no recommendations for a good solid run of days. We're talkin' a gap from now all the way through to the end of August 24th where it's just not doing anything worth paddling out for. There’s not enough push, and the wind is a constant problem from the west and southwest, keepin' things messy.
What's holdin' the entire period back is the water temp. It's sittin' at a very unusual 71°F, which is over 7°F warmer than what you'd expect for this time of year. That's a pretty big anomaly and tells you we're in a different pattern right now.
The only flicker of life comes right at the tail end. The mornings of Tuesday the 25th and Wednesday the 26th show a jump in wave energy, with the combined swell energy hittin' strong levels (491 and 520 respectively). We're lookin' at a solid 3ft of SSW to S swell comin' in with a decent period, 14 to 16 seconds. That's a nice groundswell, but for a beach and reef setup like Emma Wood, that longer period can make it a bit hard to find the right peak. The real kicker here is the wind: it's light and blowin' onshore from the SW, which could keep it grovelly. Still, that Tuesday morning is the best bet on offer—clean enough with that push, but it's still a marginal call.
After that, it fades back into the poor category again by Thursday the 27th. For the second week, there's a little bump of energy around Friday the 28th and Saturday the 29th, with combined energy in the mid-300s to 400s and a similar 3ft to 5ft swell, but the cross-on wind is back. Saturday the 29th afternoon sees a 5ft swell from the west with a super short 6-second period—that's all chop, no power. For a spot like this, that setup looks more interesting for a kite surfer than a regular paddle surfer.
So there you have it. A long dry spell with one slightly promisin' Tuesday mornin' way out.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue afternoon, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Fri 14 | Saturday 15 | Sunday 16 | Monday 17 | Tuesday 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 6 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 |
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 kJ | 124 | 270 | 104 | 229 | 220 | 160 | 144 | 140 | 140 | 120 | 126 | 146 | 73 | 81 | 130 | 138 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 79 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | on |
High Tide | 11:14PM1.76m | 12:07PM1.57m | 11:59PM1.52m | 12:41PM1.57m | 00:48AM1.27m | 1:16PM1.54m | 1:50AM1.03m | 1:56PM1.49m | 3:37AM0.86m | 2:48PM1.44m | 4:04PM1.41m | |||||||||
Low Tide | 5:20PM0.35m | 5:52AM-0.02m | 6:10PM0.35m | 6:21AM0.19m | 7:05PM0.38m | 6:48AM0.41m | 8:09PM0.42m | 7:11AM0.61m | 9:34PM0.44m | 7:26AM0.79m | 11:19PM0.40m | 00:43AM0.29m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | 6:20 | — | — |
 | 7:45 | — | — | 7:44 | — | — | 7:43 | — | — | 7:42 | — | — | 7:40 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 |
Feels °C | 20 | 18 | 20 | 19 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 24 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 18 | SSW 18 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | W 5 | W 6 | W 6 | W 7 | W 9 | W 9 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 | W 8 | W 8 | W 6 |
| kJ | 124 | 270 | 104 | 229 | 220 | 160 | 144 | 28 | 36 | 37 | 86 | 94 | 73 | 25 | 46 | 28 | 25 | 42 | 50 | 27 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 14 | W 4 | SW 14 | S 11 | W 5 | W 5 | W 10 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | SSW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 14 | SSW 15 | SSW 16 | SSW 15 | SSW 14 | SSW 14 | WNW 10 |
| kJ | 82 | 6 | 47 | 9 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 140 | 140 | 120 | 78 | 146 | 68 | 81 | 130 | 138 | 84 | 81 | 81 | 35 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | S 11 | W 5 | W 10 | S 10 | S 10 | S 10 | W 10 | W 10 | W 10 | SSW 17 | S 9 | SW 13 | WNW 8 | W 14 | W 14 | WNW 8 | WNW 13 | WNW 11 | SSW 14 |
| kJ | 9 | 20 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 29 | 2 | 44 | 24 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 16 | 25 | 79 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | W 7 | W 4 | — | W 4 | W 4 | W 4 | W 5 | W 5 | WNW 5 | W 5 | WNW 6 | — | W 4 | W 5 | — | W 3 | W 5 | — | — | W 5 |
| kJ | 10 | 8 | — | 6 | 20 | 13 | 16 | 64 | 45 | 61 | 126 | — | 4 | 25 | — | 2 | 16 | — | — | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 19 | 0 | 263 | 51 | 6 | 27 | 19 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 6 | 99 | 19 | 0 | 105 | 19 | 0 | 99 | 19 | 6 |
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