Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 24 May 2026 AEST
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Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 12PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (24 May)1.5ft (0.5m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
Wed
27
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
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)
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
115
113
111
79
74
71
70
69
69
69
69
70
74
77
75
75
77
77
77
75
77
109
111
125
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:47PM2.20m
3:56AM2.49m
4:45PM2.36m
4:48AM2.45m
5:34PM2.51m
Low Tide
9:33AM0.83m
9:38PM1.04m
10:27AM0.76m
10:46PM1.00m
11:12AM0.69m
11:42PM0.94m
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6:22
6:22
6:22
6:24
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5:09
5:09
5:08
5:08
Temp °C
17
21
22
22
21
19
18
18
18
21
22
22
21
20
20
20
19
21
22
22
21
21
20
19
14
19
19
20
19
18
17
17
17
21
21
22
21
20
20
21
19
21
21
22
21
22
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
12
0.6
E
4
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.7
ENE
12
Energy kJ
115
113
111
79
74
71
70
69
69
69
69
70
74
77
14
75
77
77
77
75
77
109
111
125
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.4
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.1
N
8
Energy kJ
5
5
9
8
6
10
9
13
8
8
14
3
2
2
75
10
11
8
3
4
3
8
7
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.7
SE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.6
ESE
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
4
0.6
E
4
0.2
SSE
2
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
3
0.5
E
5
0.4
ESE
5
Energy kJ
11
7
4
5
14
7
4
15
3
2
8
12
9
13
1
13
5
13
8
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
8
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
370
206
173
376
376
173
173
132
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
86
86
86
86
86
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
8
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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