Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 22 May 2026 AEST
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Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
22.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 8AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Afternoon (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
34
34
35
35
36
38
39
60
89
98
99
95
73
82
81
81
82
111
78
74
77
77
71
70
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
15
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
00:38AM2.77m
1:18PM2.03m
1:47AM2.64m
2:37PM2.08m
2:55AM2.55m
3:47PM2.20m
Low Tide
7:21AM0.87m
7:01PM0.94m
8:29AM0.87m
8:20PM1.02m
9:33AM0.83m
9:38PM1.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:09
Temp °C
18
16
16
19
22
23
20
18
17
16
16
20
24
23
21
19
18
17
16
20
22
22
20
18
15
13
13
14
18
20
16
14
13
12
13
16
20
19
18
16
15
14
14
17
20
20
18
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
E
5
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
34
34
35
35
36
38
39
60
89
98
99
95
73
82
14
81
82
111
78
74
77
77
71
70
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ESE
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.4
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.3
ENE
12
0.1
NE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
E
6
0.4
E
5
0.5
E
6
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.5
E
4
Energy kJ
9
5
2
2
2
2
4
53
55
7
7
6
29
6
81
13
8
6
9
16
8
8
8
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
14
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
12
0.2
ESE
5
Energy kJ
15
2
1
6
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
Energy kJ
7
6
10
7
5
3
3
18
17
10
8
10
15
27
23
21
29
20
14
21
4
3
5
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
1
5
6
3
3
5
5
9
6
5
2
2
4
6
6
7
6
5
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
173
95
173
173
173
1068
1104
173
189
173
370
637
998
998
1067
370
173
173
173
173
376
173
173
173
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
6
4
5
5
6
9
6
5
4
4
4
6
6
7
6
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
7
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
6
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