
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (20 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 20 | Tuesday 21 | Wednesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
132 | 135 | 179 | 183 | 194 | 170 | 170 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 250 | 109 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 156 | 153 | 153 | 124 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 1:01PM2.20m | 1:03AM2.27m | 2:05PM2.17m | 1:58AM2.07m | 3:14PM2.19m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:53PM0.99m | 7:29AM0.77m | 7:58PM1.16m | 8:23AM0.84m | 9:19PM1.26m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | |
mm | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
132 | 135 | 179 | 183 | 194 | 170 | 170 | 163 | 160 | 157 | 250 | 109 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 80 | 156 | 153 | 153 | 124 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 |
125 | 116 | 115 | 103 | 106 | 103 | 87 | 86 | 69 | 56 | 12 | 45 | 46 | 42 | 33 | 25 | — | 2 | 2 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 509 | 509 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 86 | 132 |
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