Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 21 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.8°C
0.5° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 6AM is: 0.7m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 21). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (21 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 39mm), heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
Friday
23
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)
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
1
NE
8
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.8
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
96
77
74
74
86
105
105
107
107
110
126
139
50
60
65
55
58
53
45
60
47
26
30
49
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
5
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
on
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
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:52AM2.06m
4:58PM2.51m
5:32AM2.27m
5:38PM2.61m
6:08AM2.50m
6:16PM2.69m
Low Tide
10:52PM0.95m
10:37AM1.04m
11:29PM0.80m
11:27AM0.89m
00:01AM0.65m
12:10PM0.73m
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rain showers
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Temp °C
21
20
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
22
22
Feels °C
22
21
23
21
22
22
20
21
21
21
19
20
21
21
20
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
22
22
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