Weather in Emerald Beach

14-day forecast · updated today, Thursday, October 29, at 1:47 pm (GMT+11)

Now · mainly clear 78 °F

Feels like: 78 °F
Low / high: 55 / 78 °F
Rain: 0%
Wind: 8 mph ESE

↘ 30.15 inHg · falling UV 10 · very high

Today in Emerald Beach: mainly clear, 55 °F to 78 °F, with a 0% chance of rain and a gentle breeze from the east-southeast (8 mph). Tomorrow, overcast, 52 °F to 78 °F and a 7% chance of rain. The warmest day of the week is Sunday 1, at 85 °F. Next likely rain: Sunday 1 (88%).

Measured now at the airport

Coffs Harbour (YCFS), 11 mi away · 17 min ago

Visibility6.2 mi or more

WeatherNothing to note

Temperature73 °F

Wind12 mph from the east

It's what the airport's weather station measured, not a forecast: on the coast, wind and fog can be different. Airports report every 30 or 60 minutes.

Airport METAR report, via NOAA's Aviation Weather Center (aviationweather.gov). Sources and licenses

Temperatures for the next 14 days

78° 55°
Today
78° 52°
Fri 30
81° 57°
Sat 31
85° 60°
Sun 1
78° 62°
Mon 2
80° 62°
Tue 3
84° 60°
Wed 4
88° 60°
Thu 5
81° 57°
Fri 6
80° 57°
Sat 7
80° 61°
Sun 8
72° 62°
Mon 9
75° 58°
Tue 10
80° 63°
Wed 11

Day by day

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind	Max wave	High tides	Model
Today · 29	Mainly clear	55 / 78 °F	0%	9 mph SSE	4.0 ft	10:58 am · 11:26 pm	ECMWF
Fri 30	Overcast	52 / 78 °F	7%	10 mph SE	4.4 ft	11:52 am	ECMWF
Sat 31	Overcast	57 / 81 °F	8%	9 mph NNW	4.4 ft	12:28 am · 12:51 pm	ECMWF
Sun 1	Heavy drizzle	60 / 85 °F	88% · 0.24 in	9 mph NNW	4.1 ft	1:42 am · 1:57 pm	ECMWF
Mon 2	Light drizzle	62 / 78 °F	82% · 0.11 in	9 mph SSE	3.2 ft	3:03 am · 3:07 pm	ECMWF
Tue 3	Light drizzle	62 / 80 °F	62% · 0.09 in	7 mph NW	3.4 ft	4:18 am · 4:16 pm	ECMWF
Wed 4	Light drizzle	60 / 84 °F	39% · 0.02 in	7 mph E	3.0 ft	5:19 am · 5:17 pm	ECMWF
Thu 5	Light drizzle	60 / 88 °F	27% · 0.05 in	11 mph NW	3.8 ft	6:10 am · 6:09 pm	ECMWF
Fri 6	Clear sky	57 / 81 °F	24%	9 mph SSW	5.1 ft	6:54 am · 6:55 pm	ECMWF
Sat 7	Light drizzle	57 / 80 °F	35% · 0.09 in	8 mph N	5.0 ft	7:33 am · 7:37 pm	ECMWF
Sun 8	Drizzle	61 / 80 °F	47% · 0.21 in	13 mph SSE	7.2 ft	8:10 am · 8:16 pm	ECMWF
Mon 9	Light drizzle	62 / 72 °F	41% · 0.09 in	12 mph SSE	7.0 ft	8:46 am · 8:54 pm	ECMWF
Tue 10	Light drizzle	58 / 75 °F	32% · 0.02 in	8 mph E	5.3 ft	9:20 am · 9:32 pm	ECMWF
Wed 11	Overcast	63 / 80 °F	31%	9 mph N	5.4 ft	9:55 am · 10:10 pm	ECMWF

Each day comes from the best model covering this spot: regional ones first (HRRR and NBM in the U.S., AROME, ICON-EU), then ECMWF; day 16, NOAA GFS. Waves: Météo-France up to day 10, then ECMWF WAM, coarser and further offshore. High tides: our own tide calculation.

Today, every 3 hours

Time	12:00 am	3:00 am	6:00 am	9:00 am	12:00 pm	3:00 pm	6:00 pm	9:00 pm
Sky	Clear	Clear	Clear sky	Clear sky	Mainly clear	Mainly clear	Clear sky	Clear
Temperature	57°	56°	58°	69°	77°	77°	69°	58°
Chance of rain	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%	0%
Rain	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in	0.00 in
Wind (mph)	6 SSW	5 S	3 SW	2 W	3 SE	9 ESE	6 ESE	3 SSW
Humidity	84%	90%	84%	58%	36%	39%	51%	80%
UV	0	0	0	4	10	5	0	0
Model	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF	ECMWF

Do the models agree?

Low confidence

They don't agree on temperature on Sunday 1: it may change, so check again closer to the day.

What 4 forecast models say for the next few days. The closer they are, the more reliable the forecast.

HighRainWind

Do the models agree? · High
High (°F)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	78°	78°	81°	85°	78°	80°	84°
AIFS	74°	75°	76°	76°	76°	74°	82°
GFS	73°	74°	80°	89°	76°	78°	90°
ICON	75°	77°	81°	85°	82°	84°	79°
Confidence	high	high	medium	low	medium	medium	low

Do the models agree? · Rain
Rain	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	0	0	0	0.24 in	0.11 in	0.09 in	0.02 in
AIFS	0	0	0.02 in	0.47 in	0.07 in	0.21 in	0.14 in
GFS	0	0	0	0.07 in	0.02 in	0.15 in	0.17 in
ICON	0	0	0	0.22 in	0.15 in	0.34 in	0
Confidence	high	high	high	medium	medium	medium	medium

Do the models agree? · Wind
Wind (mph)	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF	923	1024	922	925	924	722	726
AIFS	8	8	9	6	7	8	4
GFS	810	89	815	1017	923	812	821
ICON	820	821	1024	824	720	831	1024
Confidence	high	high	high	high	high	high	high

Chance of rain from the ensemble models

Model	Today	Fri 30	Sat 31	Sun 1	Mon 2	Tue 3	Wed 4
ECMWF (51 scenarios)	0%	7%	8%	88%	82%	62%	39%
GFS (GEFS, 31 scenarios)	0%	0%	23%	48%	48%	81%	63%

Each model's day runs midnight to midnight local time; models that reach fewer days are left blank. Rain: daily total. Wind: the day's highest average wind and, in small type, the strongest gust. Highlighted: values that stand out from the rest. The chance of rain comes from many runs of the same model with slightly different starting data.

Outlook

How the coming weeks and months compare with what is normal for the time of year. It is a trend, not a day-by-day forecast.

The next few weeks look normal for the time of year.

Next 6 weeks

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain	Typical high / low
Nov 2 – Nov 8Nov 2–Nov 8	A bit above +1.6 °F	A bit below −31%	—
Nov 9 – Nov 15Nov 9–Nov 15	Normal −0.4 °F	Normal	—
Nov 16 – Nov 22Nov 16–Nov 22	A bit above +1.3 °F	Normal	79° / 63°
Nov 23 – Nov 29Nov 23–Nov 29	Normal +0.5 °F	Normal	80° / 63°
Nov 30 – Dec 6Nov 30–Dec 6	Normal +0.7 °F	Normal	80° / 64°

Coming months

When	TemperatureTemp.	Rain
November	A bit above +1.1 °F	Normal
December	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal
January	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal
February	A bit above +2.5 °F	Normal
March	A bit above +2.0 °F	Normal

Weeks: ECMWF 46-day (average of its scenarios), against the normal of the last 20 years for those dates. Months: ECMWF SEAS5. Rain: total against normal. The further ahead, the closer it gets to normal and the less detail it can give. The long-range sea temperature isn't usable at this spot (the model's grid cell falls on land).

Emerald Beach climate by monthClimate by month

Normal weather for each month (1991–2020 averages)

The best time to visit Emerald Beach is from August to October: highs of 70 °F to 75 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

81° 68°

JanJ
81° 68°

FebF
80° 66°

MarM
76° 61°

AprA
72° 56°

MayM
68° 51°

JunJ
68° 49°

JulJ
70° 49°

AugA
73° 53°

SepS
75° 58°

OctO
77° 62°

NovN
80° 65°

DecD

Highs and lows
Monthly rainfall
Best time

Month	High	Low	Rain	Rainy daysDays	Sun (h/day)	Water	Waves
JanuaryJan	81°	68°	6.34 in	12	8.3	77°	5.3 ft
FebruaryFeb	81°	68°	6.77 in	13	7.6	79°	5.8 ft
MarchMar	80°	66°	7.81 in	15	6.9	78°	5.6 ft
AprilApr	76°	61°	4.87 in	11	6.6	76°	5.4 ft
MayMay	72°	56°	5.46 in	9	6.3	74°	5.4 ft
JuneJun	68°	51°	4.95 in	8	5.9	71°	6.1 ft
JulyJul	68°	49°	2.18 in	6	6.9	69°	5.3 ft
AugustAug	70°	49°	1.78 in	5	7.7	69°	5.1 ft
SeptemberSep	73°	53°	1.96 in	5	8.3	69°	5.1 ft
OctoberOct	75°	58°	3.13 in	8	7.9	71°	5.2 ft
NovemberNov	77°	62°	5.41 in	11	8.5	73°	5.0 ft
DecemberDec	80°	65°	5.88 in	12	8.6	75°	5.2 ft

Month	Water	Waves
Jan	77°	5.3 ft
Feb	79°	5.8 ft
Mar	78°	5.6 ft
Apr	76°	5.4 ft
May	74°	5.4 ft
Jun	71°	6.1 ft
Jul	69°	5.3 ft
Aug	69°	5.1 ft
Sep	69°	5.1 ft
Oct	71°	5.2 ft
Nov	73°	5.0 ft
Dec	75°	5.2 ft

Days: rainy days in the month. Sun: hours a day.

A normal year brings 56.55 in of rain on about 115 days and about 2,700 hours of sunshine.

1991–2020 averages. Highs, lows and rainfall: TerraClimate; rainy days (0.04 in or more): NASA POWER (MERRA-2); sunshine hours: estimated from solar radiation; water: NOAA OISST; waves (average height): ERA5, 2011–2020. Normals are not a forecast: any given year can turn out very different. Sources and licenses

Temperature

Now78 °Ffeels like 78 °F

Tomorrow52 / 78 °F

It's 78 °F now (feels like 78 °F). Today, 55 °F to 78 °F; tomorrow, 52 °F to 78 °F.

Chance of rain

Today 0%
Fri 30 7%
Sat 31 8%
Sun 1 88% 0.24 in
Mon 2 82% 0.11 in
Tue 3 62% 0.09 in
Wed 4 39% 0.02 in

Today the chance of rain reaches 0%. The next day with likely rain is Sunday 1: 88% and 0.24 in.

Recent rain: last 24 hours, 0.00 in; last 3 days, 0.80 in; last 7 days, 3.31 in.

Humidity and dew point

Humidity39%

Dew point51 °F

Humidity is 39% now and the dew point is 51 °F.

The dew point is the temperature at which the air becomes saturated: the higher it is, the heavier the air feels.

Visibility and fog

Now15 migood

Clouds38%

Visibility is good now (15 mi). No fog expected today.

The model gives visibility up to about 15 mi: beyond that, the horizon is clear.

UV index

Now8

Today's peak10very high

Fri 30: 11 · Sat 31: 9 · Sun 1: 10

Index	Level	What to do
0–2	low	No special protection needed.
3–5	moderate	Hat, sunglasses and sunscreen around midday.
6–7	high	Sunscreen, hat and shade between 12 and 4 pm.
8–10	very high	Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.
11+	extreme	Avoid the sun between 11 am and 5 pm; protect yourself even if it is cloudy.

Reflection off water and sand adds radiation: protect yourself more on a boat or at the beach.

Barometric pressure

↗ Rising Anglers say fish bite less for a while
→ Steady Anglers expect normal activity
↘ Falling · now Anglers say fish feed more before the change

30.0030.20 30.30

Falling now (−0.05 inHg in 3 hours). Over the next 48 hours: −0.10 inHg. Falling pressure: anglers say fish feed more before the change. Fast changes, either way, tend to affect fishing.

Air and pollen

Air qualityFair · 37

Saharan dustNo

Previous days

The weather over the last 30 days, as the models analyzed it. Tap a day to see it hour by hour.

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 28	Light drizzle	58 / 76 °F	0.01 in	6 mph SSW
Tue 27	Drizzle	64 / 74 °F	0.21 in	8 mph SE
Mon 26	Thunderstorm	66 / 87 °F	0.72 in	13 mph SSW
Sun 25	Rain	65 / 82 °F	0.71 in	11 mph NNW
Sat 24	Heavy drizzle	62 / 76 °F	0.27 in	9 mph NNE
Fri 23	Light rain	62 / 69 °F	0.97 in	6 mph ESE
Thu 22	Rain	63 / 65 °F	1.54 in	6 mph ENE

Show all 30 days

Day	Sky	Low / high	Rain	Max wind
Wed 21	Showers	60 / 75 °F	0.65 in	5 mph SE
Tue 20	Drizzle	57 / 71 °F	0.45 in	7 mph SE
Mon 19	Heavy drizzle	57 / 62 °F	0.58 in	6 mph SSE
Sun 18	Drizzle	55 / 68 °F	0.19 in	9 mph SE
Sat 17	Drizzle	56 / 64 °F	0.12 in	8 mph SSE
Fri 16	Drizzle	56 / 61 °F	0.37 in	8 mph SSE
Thu 15	Light drizzle	55 / 68 °F	0.04 in	10 mph SSE
Wed 14	Light drizzle	59 / 67 °F	0.12 in	12 mph SSE
Tue 13	Thunderstorm	65 / 81 °F	0.85 in	11 mph NW
Mon 12	Light drizzle	61 / 93 °F	0.01 in	8 mph NNW
Sun 11	Light drizzle	60 / 89 °F	0.01 in	8 mph SW
Sat 10	Drizzle	59 / 80 °F	0.09 in	12 mph NW
Fri 9	Overcast	58 / 83 °F	0	11 mph NW
Thu 8	Overcast	54 / 72 °F	0	9 mph SSE
Wed 7	Light drizzle	62 / 73 °F	0.04 in	13 mph SSE
Tue 6	Drizzle	61 / 87 °F	0.25 in	6 mph WSW
Mon 5	Light drizzle	59 / 75 °F	0.01 in	7 mph NNW
Sun 4	Drizzle	57 / 82 °F	0.11 in	7 mph NNW
Sat 3	Overcast	54 / 81 °F	0	7 mph N
Fri 2	Partly cloudy	52 / 82 °F	0	8 mph N
Thu 1	Overcast	52 / 79 °F	0	8 mph NNW
Wed 30	Partly cloudy	46 / 74 °F	0	7 mph NW
Tue 29	Light drizzle	51 / 70 °F	0.07 in	7 mph SSE

These are the models at the start of each day (ECMWF and GFS; waves from Météo-France), not readings from a weather station: there can be differences at specific spots.

Questions about the weather in Emerald BeachQuestions

What's the weather like today in Emerald Beach?

Mainly clear, from 55 °F to 78 °F, with a gentle breeze from the east-southeast (8 mph) and a 0% chance of rain.

Will it rain tomorrow in Emerald Beach?

On Friday 30 the chance of rain is 7% (0.00 in): overcast.

How warm will it be this week?

Between a low of 52 °F and a high of 85 °F; the warmest day, Sunday 1.

What's the UV index today?

It reaches 10 (very high). Avoid the midday sun; reflection off the water adds to it.

Is the pressure rising or falling?

It's 30.15 inHg and falling: +0.15 inHg over the last 24 hours.

When is the best time to visit Emerald Beach?

The best time to visit Emerald Beach is from August to October: highs of 70 °F to 75 °F, about 6 rainy days a month and 8 hours of sunshine a day.

What is the weather like in Emerald Beach in October?

In October, Emerald Beach normally sees highs of 75 °F and lows of 58 °F, with about 8 rainy days (3.13 in for the month) and 8 hours of sunshine a day. The sea is around 71 °F. These are 1991–2020 averages.

What are the warmest and wettest months in Emerald Beach?

The warmest is January, with average highs of 81 °F, and the coldest July, with lows of 49 °F. The wettest is March (7.81 in) and the driest, August.

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Weather: Open-Meteo, CC BY 4.0, with the best model for each spot and lead time (NOAA HRRR and NBM in the U.S., Météo-France AROME, DWD ICON-EU, ECMWF IFS and NOAA GFS); ECMWF grid point 16 mi away. The comparison also uses ICON (DWD), AIFS (ECMWF) and ARPEGE (Météo-France). Outlook: ECMWF 46-day and SEAS5. Chance of rain from ensemble models (ECMWF, GEFS and NBM). UV, air quality and pollen: CAMS (Copernicus).

Forecast from Open-Meteo (CC BY 4.0) with models from ECMWF, NOAA, Météo-France, DWD, Copernicus Marine and CAMS. Updated at 1:47 pm (local time).

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