Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.8° 

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 (21 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 9PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Sep)--
Afternoon (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (21 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.4
N
3
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
3
0.1
N
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
6
1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4
5
5
6
4
4
4
1
4
4
2
4
7
12
13
42
38
43
50
69
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
5
WSW
15
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:06PM2.39m
5:32AM1.95m
5:47PM2.53m
6:09AM2.14m
6:22PM2.67m
Low Tide
10:22AM1.07m
11:50PM0.97m
11:19AM0.93m
00:21AM0.81m
12:02PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
19
18
17
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
21
Feels °C
19
18
17
18
19
19
18
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
19
18
19
19
19
19
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