Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.9°C
0.4° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 4PM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 26). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Sat night, fresh winds from the SE by Mon night).

Saturday
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
1.2
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
315
268
237
237
203
266
180
176
148
151
148
86
203
127
124
124
116
116
53
52
57
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
15
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
10
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:45AM2.71m
7:58PM2.89m
8:19AM2.86m
8:33PM2.87m
8:56AM2.95m
9:09PM2.78m
Low Tide
1:51PM0.37m
2:13AM0.29m
2:29PM0.32m
2:45AM0.24m
3:09PM0.34m
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
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5:33
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5:46
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3
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Temp °C
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
17
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
18
17
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
16
16
18
18
17
17
18
18
16
19
19
20
18
18
19
17
17
16
20
18
16
14
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