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Emerald Beach weather: the next 24 hours
Updated hourly.
Emerald Beach 14-day forecast
Two-week trend.
Sun and golden hours
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Air quality
European index, modelled by Copernicus (CAMS).
UV index
Daily maximum — protection advised from 3.
Freezing level
Snow settles about 300 m below it.
Around Emerald Beach
Neighbouring towns, as the crow flies.
The observed climate near Emerald Beach
The weather station nearest to Emerald Beach, Coffs Harbour located 4 m above sea level, is 18 km away; its records cover 1943–2025. In November, the mean temperature there is 21.1 °C over 1991–2020, 0.7 °C more than over 1961–1990 (20.4 °C), with about 174 mm of rain. The warmest month ever measured is January 2019 (25.8 °C), the coldest July 1961 (10.8 °C). See the full series of Coffs Harbour
Today in Emerald Beach
- Very high UV index: 8.6 around 13:00. Stay in the shade between 12:00 and 18:00. Fair skin burns in about 23 minutes: avoid exposure, cover up and use SPF 50. How it is calculated
- Best time to air the house: tomorrow, around 6:00. The outdoor dew point drops to 7.2 °C; once warmed to 20 °C, that air holds only 43 % humidity, against 50 % in a typical home: opening the windows dries the house. How it is calculated
- Washing outside: between 12:00 and 14:00. With 45 % humidity, 25.5 °C and wind at 16.9 km/h, a load of cotton washing dries in about 2 h. How it is calculated
- Garden: barely 0 mm of rain in 48 h against a need of about 10.5 mm. Water tomorrow, between 5:00 and 8:00, while it is cool: allow about 11 L/m². How it is calculated
- Terrace and barbecue between 18:00 and 23:00: dry, wind at 17 km/h, 20 °C at 8 pm. A lovely evening. How it is calculated
- Starry sky between 22:00 and 5:00: 2 % average cloud cover tonight, 7 h of clear sky in a row, moon at 14 % (waning crescent). A good night to look up. How it is calculated
Calculated from Open-Meteo forecasts of 2026-11-05 12:32 (local time): model values, not measurements. All of today's advice
7-day forecast for Emerald Beach
Today (Thursday 5 Nov) in Emerald Beach: mostly sunny, 16 to 26 °C, precipitation 0.0 mm (10 %), wind up to 19 km/h. Tomorrow: partly cloudy, 15 to 23 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Today | mostly sunny | 16 °C | 26 °C | 0.0 mm | 19 km/h |
| Tomorrow | partly cloudy | 15 °C | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 14 km/h |
| Sat 7 Nov | light drizzle | 16 °C | 28 °C | 0.2 mm | 19 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | mostly sunny | 14 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 35 km/h |
| Mon 9 Nov | mostly sunny | 13 °C | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 22 km/h |
| Tue 10 Nov | partly cloudy | 13 °C | 25 °C | 0.0 mm | 16 km/h |
| Wed 11 Nov | drizzle | 17 °C | 28 °C | 6.0 mm | 18 km/h |
Tomorrow's weather in Emerald Beach
Tomorrow, Friday 6 Nov, in Emerald Beach: partly cloudy, from 15 to 23 °C, 0.0 mm of precipitation (probability 0 %), wind up to 14 km/h.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 00:00 |  sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 12:00 |  partly cloudy | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 15:00 | sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
Frequently asked questions
Will it rain tomorrow in Emerald Beach?
No significant rain expected (0.0 mm forecast).
How warm will it be tomorrow in Emerald Beach?
Between 15 and 23 °C.
The weekend
This weekend in Emerald Beach: Saturday light drizzle, 16 to 28 °C, Sunday mostly sunny, 14 to 21 °C.
| Day | Weather | Min | Max | Precip. | Wind |
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| Sat 7 Nov |  light drizzle | 16 °C | 28 °C | 0.2 mm | 19 km/h |
| Sun 8 Nov | mostly sunny | 14 °C | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 35 km/h |
Hour by hour
The next 48 hours in Emerald Beach, hour by hour: temperature from 15 to 27 °C, 0.0 mm of rain expected.
| Hour | Weather | Temp. | Precip. | Chance | Wind |
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| 12:00 | sunny | 26 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 13:00 | sunny | 25 °C | 0.0 mm | 1 % | 17 km/h |
| 14:00 | sunny | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 2 % | 17 km/h |
| 15:00 | sunny | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 5 % | 18 km/h |
| 16:00 | sunny | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 19 km/h |
| 17:00 | sunny | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 10 % | 18 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 8 % | 19 km/h |
| 19:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 3 % | 19 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 15 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 08:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 10:00 | sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 11:00 | sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 12:00 | partly cloudy | 23 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 13:00 | sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 14:00 | sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 15:00 | sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 16:00 | sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 17:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 18:00 | sunny | 21 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 19:00 | sunny | 19 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 20:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 6 km/h |
| 21:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 7 km/h |
| 22:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 9 km/h |
| 23:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 10 km/h |
| 00:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 01:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 11 km/h |
| 02:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 03:00 | sunny | 17 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 12 km/h |
| 04:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 05:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 13 km/h |
| 06:00 | sunny | 16 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 07:00 | sunny | 18 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 08:00 | sunny | 20 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
| 09:00 | sunny | 22 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 17 km/h |
| 10:00 | mostly sunny | 24 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 16 km/h |
| 11:00 | partly cloudy | 27 °C | 0.0 mm | 0 % | 14 km/h |
Location of Emerald Beach
Emerald Beach lies at 4 m, 214 m below the average of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales (218 m). That makes it the 13th lowest of the 330. The main town, Sydney, lies 452 km to the south-west. The nearest places we cover are Sandy Beach (2 km to the north-east), Moonee Beach (5 km to the south-west), Woolgoolga (6 km to the north) and Korora (11 km to the south-west). With about 2,275 inhabitants according to GeoNames, Emerald Beach is the 192nd largest of the 330 places we cover in New South Wales.
Today is close to the November normal (24.6 °C).
Climate of Emerald Beach: 1991–2020 normals
In Emerald Beach, January is typically the warmest month (up to 26.5 °C on average), while July is the coldest at 11.5 °C. March sees the most rain, with around 161 mm.
By season (average highs, 1991–2020 normals): winter 18.2 °C and 224 mm of rain, spring 23.1 °C and 237 mm, summer 26.1 °C and 408 mm, autumn 22.4 °C and 362 mm. The wettest season is summer (33 % of the annual total), the driest winter (18 %).
| Max T (°C) | Min T (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Rainy days | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 26.5 | 20.9 | 134 | 13 |
| February | 26.0 | 20.8 | 159 | 14 |
| March | 24.6 | 19.5 | 161 | 16 |
| April | 22.5 | 17.3 | 101 | 13 |
| May | 20.0 | 14.8 | 100 | 11 |
| June | 17.9 | 12.7 | 112 | 10 |
| July | 17.6 | 11.5 | 58 | 8 |
| August | 19.0 | 11.8 | 53 | 6 |
| September | 21.5 | 13.9 | 46 | 7 |
| October | 23.1 | 16.0 | 77 | 9 |
| November | 24.6 | 17.9 | 114 | 11 |
| December | 25.8 | 19.7 | 115 | 12 |
Compared with Sydney, the main town 452 km to the south-west, highs in the warmest month are 1.5 °C higher here, and the year brings 351 mm more precipitation. In no month does the average low fall below 0 °C; in 8 months the average high exceeds 20 °C (January, February, March, April, September, October, November and December).
Nearby places with normals of their own (from another station or reanalysis grid cell) compare as follows: Woolgoolga (6 km to the north): summers 1.1 °C warmer and 220 mm drier a year; Korora (11 km to the south-west): summers 0.7 °C warmer and 14 mm wetter a year; Bonville (27 km to the south-west): equally warm summers and 26 mm drier a year. Among the 330 places we cover in New South Wales whose normals come from the ERA5 reanalysis, Emerald Beach ranks 200th for summer warmth and 12th for annual precipitation. The warmest summers are in Bourke and the coolest in Guyra; the wettest year is in Dorrigo and the driest in Broken Hill.
What is the warmest month in Emerald Beach?
The warmest month in Emerald Beach is typically January, averaging 26.5 °C (1991–2020 normal). The coldest is July, at 11.5 °C.
How many rainy days does Emerald Beach get per year?
Emerald Beach sees about 132 rainy days a year, adding up to roughly 1231 mm of rainfall (1991–2020 normals).
How big is the gap between summer and winter in Emerald Beach?
Between January and July, the temperature gap in Emerald Beach runs to about 15.0 °C, based on the 1991–2020 normals.