Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 03 Apr 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
25.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 4AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (04 Apr)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Fri
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1.2
ESE
0.8
E
1
ESE
0.8
E
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.4
ESE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)855555555565545555559955
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4237393952646656545939483439526361507211192746452
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
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
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
2.91
9:22AM
2.62
9:51PM
2.85
9:50AM
2.47
10:26PM
2.76
10:21AM
2.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31AM
0.76
3:31PM
0.60
4:05AM
0.88
4:00PM
0.69
4:43AM
1.03
Fri
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Sunrise----5:58-------6:00-------6:00---
Sunset-------5:45-------5:45-------5:44
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11-----11----
Temp. °C232324242424252423232221222425242323222222242424
Feels °C (?)212121212020212020212119202121212121201819212021
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