Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 9 am 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
20.0° C

2.5°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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 3PM is: 1.3m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
230
172
265
271
232
205
210
179
179
235
151
108
133
127
100
100
130
157
160
129
129
132
110
29
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
9:52AM2.26m
10:27PM3.09m
10:46AM2.21m
11:18PM2.94m
11:44AM2.15m
00:10AM2.76m
Low Tide
4:12AM0.54m
3:49PM0.39m
5:02AM0.59m
4:40PM0.53m
5:52AM0.65m
5:34PM0.69m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
5:08
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
19
21
21
20
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
21
20
20
19
20
20
21
20
21
21
20
Feels °C
17
17
18
18
17
17
17
18
18
18
19
19
19
20
19
18
17
19
18
20
19
21
22
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.5
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.9
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.8
NE
10
0.7
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
Energy kJ
230
172
45
94
205
210
179
179
148
151
108
133
127
100
100
130
157
160
129
129
132
110
29
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
11
0.4
NE
11
0.6
NNE
5
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
31
29
15
15
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
0.4
NE
4
0.6
NE
10
0.5
NE
4
0.6
NNE
6
0.5
NE
6
Energy kJ
2
4
265
271
232
235
5
67
8
21
15
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
173
173
173
173
132
132
132
132
132
173
173
173
133
133
173
133
173
179
179
179
179
174
0
95
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Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
6
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
5
8
9
9
6
5
5
6
5
7
7
6
9
4
7
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