Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (15 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 6s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.1m), 10s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 7AM is: 0.2m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (15 Jul) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Evening (15 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 15 | Thursday 16 | Friday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | E 10 | E 10 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | NE 8 | NE 8 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 24 | 25 | 35 | 34 | 46 | 43 | 66 | 70 | 53 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 36 | 54 | 29 | 27 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 8:58AM2.35m | 9:29PM3.17m | 9:43AM2.36m | 10:11PM3.06m | 10:29AM2.35m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 3:15AM0.43m | 2:56PM0.25m | 3:58AM0.42m | 3:41PM0.32m | 4:39AM0.45m | 4:25PM0.43m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 16 | 14 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 15 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 15 |
Feels °C | 18 | 11 | 9 | 11 | 16 | 16 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | ESE 5 | NE 7 | ESE 6 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 25 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 24 | 17 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | E 10 | NE 6 | NE 5 | NE 6 | E 9 | ENE 7 | E 8 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 9 | E 5 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 8 | NE 9 | E 5 | NE 9 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 3 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | E 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 8 | E 8 | E 8 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | S 2 | S 3 | S 3 | — | — | SE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 24 | 25 | 35 | 34 | 46 | 43 | 66 | 70 | 53 | 35 | 22 | 21 | 26 | 36 | 54 | 29 | 27 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 88 | 637 | 684 | 684 | 416 | 370 | 623 | 370 | 370 | 788 | 788 | 806 | 370 | 788 | 173 | 748 | 684 | 173 | 684 | 748 | 892 | 684 | 509 |
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