Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.0°C
0.9° 

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 (15 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 11PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Sep)--
Afternoon (15 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Evening (15 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
15
Wednesday
16
Thursday
17
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)
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.7
E
3
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
22
26
27
27
27
19
19
15
9
65
111
107
83
80
82
82
99
92
74
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
WSW
10
WNW
25
E
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
35
ESE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:45AM2.57m
10:44PM2.26m
11:27AM2.44m
11:19PM2.06m
12:18PM2.31m
Low Tide
4:56PM0.82m
4:58AM0.65m
5:39PM1.02m
5:34AM0.80m
6:37PM1.20m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:47
5:46
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:43
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
18
16
22
21
21
19
19
18
17
17
18
19
18
18
18
Feels °C
18
18
17
18
18
17
14
21
18
16
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
11
13
12
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