Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.5° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 4PM is: 0.4m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
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
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.8
E
5
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
49
36
25
32
31
35
17
37
30
29
41
22
25
27
18
25
21
9
9
10
10
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:23AM2.07m
5:58PM2.83m
6:21AM2.26m
6:48PM2.96m
7:07AM2.44m
7:30PM3.02m
Low Tide
11:21AM0.63m
00:34AM0.61m
12:20PM0.47m
1:17AM0.46m
1:09PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
18
21
21
21
19
19
18
17
16
19
21
20
19
19
19
17
17
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
17
19
18
18
17
20
19
17
16
19
19
18
16
17
17
16
16
19
18
18
17
18
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