Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
22.0°C
0.7° 

Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2PM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.8
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
117
80
88
86
86
84
83
65
53
53
62
30
30
30
47
46
45
28
43
24
17
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
NNE
5
NNE
10
ESE
20
NW
10
NW
5
NW
10
N
20
NNE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:03AM2.00m
4:36PM2.68m
5:12AM2.20m
5:35PM2.78m
6:04AM2.41m
6:22PM2.85m
Low Tide
9:54AM0.86m
11:17PM0.75m
11:09AM0.72m
00:07AM0.59m
12:06PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
part cloud
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5:26
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5:51
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1
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4
3
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Temp °C
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
21
20
19
19
23
23
20
20
20
Feels °C
21
21
20
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
18
23
21
19
20
20
24
21
17
17
16
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