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Emerald Beach

New South Wales, Australia

Emerald Beach 1 photo

  • Emerald Beach, New South Wales

    Emerald Beach, New South Wales. Maksym Kozlenko, CC BY-SA 4.0. Source

Today at a glance

Calmest: 3 pm to 6 pm, sunset 7:02 pm
7 am
2.8
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
8 am
2.5
11 km/h7 mph wind, Poor
9 am
2.4
14 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
10 am
2.3
16 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
11 am
2.3
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
12 pm
2.9
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
1 pm
3.0
13 km/h8 mph wind, Poor
2 pm
3.2
15 km/h9 mph wind, Poor
Now
3.2
17 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
4 pm
3.2
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
5 pm
3.0
18 km/h11 mph wind, Poor
6 pm
3.1
15 km/h10 mph wind, Poor
7 pm
3.0
14 km/h9 mph wind, Poor

This page puts what matters first for today's conditions.

Where to stay near the beach

Compare hotels and apartments near Emerald Beach.

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Forecast, hour by hour

Beach score for daylight hours, today and tomorrow. Wind in km/hmph underneath.

Air
21°C70°F
Water
21°C69°F
Wind
1710 km/hmph NNE
Gusts
3723 km/hmph
Waves
1.6 m5 ft
UV
5 moderate
Tide
rising
Rain
97%
Sunset
7:02 pm
Today
2.8Poor7 am117
2.5Poor8 am117
2.4Poor9 am148
2.3Poor10 am1610
2.3Poor11 am149
2.9Poor12 pm138
3.0Poor1 pm138
3.2Poor2 pm159
3.2PoorNow1710
3.2Poor4 pm1811
3.0Poor5 pm1811
3.1Poor6 pm1510
3.0Poor7 pm149
Sat
5.8Good7 am106
6.0Good8 am106
5.7Good9 am128
6.0Good10 am149
5.7Good11 am159
5.6Good12 pm1811
4.4Fair1 pm2012
4.3Fair2 pm2415
4.6Fair3 pm2013
3.9Poor4 pm2113
4.0Fair5 pm2013
4.2Fair6 pm2012
4.1Fair7 pm1811
Green, 7 and upYellow, 4 to 7Red, under 4Calmest stretch

Tide, next 24 hours

Tide rising now. High at 6 pm, 0.8 m. Low at 1 am, -0.5 m. High at 7 am, 0.8 m. Low at 1 pm, -0.4 mHigh 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ftLow 1 am, -0.5 m2 ftHigh 7 am, 0.8 m3 ftLow 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ftNow9 pm3 am9 am3 pm
  • High 6 pm, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 1 am, -0.5 m2 ft
  • High 7 am, 0.8 m3 ft
  • Low 1 pm, -0.4 m1 ft

Tide is modeled, not measured. Rip current and water quality data are not available for this beach yet.

The days ahead

Best score each day, with the stretch to aim for.

  • Sun4.0 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 27 km/h16 mph, rain 94%
  • Mon8.3 GreatBest 11 am to 1 pmWind up to 27 km/h17 mph, rain 75%
  • Tue5.3 FairNo standout stretchWind up to 11 km/h7 mph, rain 70%
  • Wed5.6 GoodBest 12 pm to 7 pmWind up to 17 km/h11 mph, rain 40%
  • Thu8.2 GreatBest 9 am to 8 pmWind up to 13 km/h8 mph, rain 18%

Beach info

Facilities and the beaches next door.

Facilities

  • Restrooms320 m0.2 mi away
  • Showers320 m0.2 mi away
  • Parking1 within 500 m0.3 miNearest 360 m0.2 mi. Fee not listed
  • Food and drink2 within 1 km0.6 miNearest 380 m0.2 mi
  • Playground330 m0.2 mi away
  • SurfaceSand

Getting there

Nearest bus stop
360 m0.2 miEmerald Beach
Nearest town
310 m0.2 miEmerald Beach (village)
Nearest airport
19 km12 miCoffs Harbour Regional Airport (CFS)

Nearby places

  • Emerald Beach General StoreCoffee shop
    380 m0.2 mi
  • Rattle Restaurant & BarInternational
    390 m0.2 mi

Facilities from OpenStreetMap contributors (ODbL). Check posted signs; details change. Data sources

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