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Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 12 Jan 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
27.2° C
 (Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 4PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am January 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jan)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (12 Jan)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (12 Jan)5ft (1.5m)5s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
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 (?)
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.5
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.2
ESE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.9
ENE
0.7
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
ENE
Period(s) (?)565555599999999988888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1291171131141121037486968684119836564615755333232313023
Wind
(km/h)
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
20
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
3:25PM
2.16
4:43AM
2.47
4:27PM
2.10
5:36AM
2.60
5:24PM
2.10
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:43AM
1.45
9:47PM
1.04
11:03AM
1.42
10:42PM
1.01
12:06PM
1.33
11:32PM
0.95
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thu
15
Sunrise5:09-------5:11-------5:11-------
Sunset---6:44-------6:44-------6:44----
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
312221111--1-111-11-----
Temp. °C242425252525252525262726252424242426272826252524
Feels °C (?)222225242324272828282826252425262627272927262726
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