Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 9 pm 05 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
19.9° C

1.9°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 1AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Afternoon (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (06 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 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
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
6
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
SE
5
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.5
E
6
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
40
34
47
60
42
83
83
80
35
32
29
29
37
23
38
54
66
46
21
18
19
21
19
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:01AM2.65m
12:40PM2.22m
00:53AM2.50m
1:46PM2.26m
1:54AM2.35m
2:58PM2.35m
Low Tide
5:36PM0.72m
6:33AM0.65m
6:33PM0.84m
7:24AM0.66m
7:42PM0.95m
8:21AM0.67m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
15
14
16
19
18
16
15
15
14
14
17
19
19
18
17
15
15
15
17
19
20
Feels °C
14
14
14
12
10
12
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
12
14
14
14
12
11
11
11
13
14
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
E
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
12
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
Energy kJ
24
24
34
47
60
42
40
51
29
24
23
20
29
37
23
14
8
13
17
17
16
10
14
14
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
8
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
Energy kJ
8
23
8
8
18
19
8
20
33
32
29
16
10
8
8
14
8
16
16
16
16
11
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
15
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
8
4
19
18
18
15
14
15
6
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1
SE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
SE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
S
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
1
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.2
SE
5
1
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
Energy kJ
37
40
10
13
21
38
83
83
80
35
21
11
15
17
16
38
54
66
46
21
18
19
21
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
4
2
2
3
3
4
2
4
2
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
Distance (km)
173
173
173
509
370
370
1142
1104
370
370
173
173
173
370
370
370
370
173
370
173
370
376
376
376
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Rating
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Rating
(10 max)
9
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
7
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
8
8
7
6
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
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