Emerald Beach

New South Wales, Australia

Sand

Right now

Conditions at 6:00 AM Australian Eastern Standard Time.

Good

Waist-high (1.1 m) at 8 s, heading toward NNW, with moderate cross-offshore wind toward SE.

Swell

1.1 m

NNW

8 s

Wind

12 km/h

SE

Cross-offshore

Tide

0.7 m

Falling

Weather

14 °C

Clear

21 °C water

7-day forecast

Wave height and the best conditions expected each day.

Hourly forecast

Sunday, September 20, 2026

TimeRatingSwellSwell directionWindWind directionTideWeather

12 AM

Good

1.2 m · 8 s

NNW

9 km/h · 15 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 13 °C

1 AM

Good

1.2 m · 8 s

NNW

11 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 12 °C

2 AM

Good

1.1 m · 8 s

NNW

11 km/h · 17 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

1 m

Clear · 12 °C

3 AM

Good

1.1 m · 8 s

NNW

11 km/h · 18 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

1 m

Clear · 12 °C

4 AM

Good

1.1 m · 8 s

NNW

11 km/h · 19 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 13 °C

5 AM

Good

1.1 m · 8 s

NNW

12 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.8 m

Clear · 13 °C

6 AM

Good

1.1 m · 8 s

NNW

12 km/h · 22 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.7 m

Clear · 14 °C

7 AM

Good

1.1 m · 8 s

NNW

12 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.7 m

Clear · 17 °C

8 AM

Good

1 m · 9 s

NNW

12 km/h · 23 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.6 m

Clear · 21 °C

9 AM

Good

1 m · 9 s

NNW

11 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.7 m

Clear · 24 °C

10 AM

Good

0.9 m · 9 s

NNW

12 km/h · 29 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.8 m

Clear · 26 °C

11 AM

Good

1 m · 9 s

NNW

13 km/h · 31 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

1 m

Clear · 28 °C

12 PM

Fair

1 m · 9 s

NNW

14 km/h · 34 km/h gusts

S

Cross-shore

1.1 m

Clear · 28 °C

1 PM

Fair

1 m · 9 s

NNW

15 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 28 °C

2 PM

Fair

1 m · 9 s

NNW

16 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.4 m

Clear · 27 °C

3 PM

Fair

1 m · 9 s

NNW

16 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.5 m

Clear · 25 °C

4 PM

Fair

1 m · 9 s

NNW

16 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.4 m

Clear · 24 °C

5 PM

Fair

1 m · 9 s

NNW

18 km/h · 36 km/h gusts

SSW

Cross-shore

1.3 m

Clear · 22 °C

6 PM

Good

1 m · 9 s

NNW

15 km/h · 35 km/h gusts

S

Offshore

1.1 m

Clear · 21 °C

7 PM

Good

1 m · 9 s

NNW

13 km/h · 30 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.9 m

Clear · 20 °C

8 PM

Good

1 m · 9 s

NNW

14 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.7 m

Clear · 19 °C

9 PM

Good

0.9 m · 9 s

NNW

11 km/h · 26 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.6 m

Clear · 19 °C

10 PM

Good

0.9 m · 9 s

NNW

10 km/h · 21 km/h gusts

SE

Offshore

0.6 m

Clear · 17 °C

11 PM

Good

0.9 m · 9 s

NNW

7 km/h · 16 km/h gusts

SSE

Offshore

0.7 m

Clear · 15 °C

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