Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.9°C
0.7° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 11AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (03 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (03 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
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
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
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
65
65
48
47
47
48
62
24
29
88
90
90
98
107
107
103
100
103
105
81
81
78
75
75
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:46AM1.97m
1:52PM2.56m
2:29AM1.89m
3:22PM2.58m
4:03AM2.00m
4:36PM2.68m
Low Tide
6:48AM0.80m
8:36PM1.01m
8:21AM0.90m
10:10PM0.92m
9:54AM0.86m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
18
17
19
21
21
20
20
19
20
20
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
21
20
Feels °C
19
17
16
18
20
20
19
19
18
20
20
20
21
20
19
20
20
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
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