Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.4° C
2.8° 

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 (09 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2AM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (09 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
10
0.6
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.8
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
N
5
0.9
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
44
58
108
106
83
81
81
81
81
95
135
40
56
69
59
48
37
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
NW
15
SSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:07PM2.65m
5:22AM2.03m
6:10PM2.85m
6:25AM2.16m
7:03PM3.01m
Low Tide
11:45PM0.87m
11:25AM0.56m
00:48AM0.69m
12:26PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
16
19
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
22
23
22
21
17
Feels °C
17
18
18
16
15
18
18
17
18
18
18
19
18
20
20
20
21
15
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