Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.5° 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 (18 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 7PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)--
Afternoon (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)9s
Evening (18 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
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
E
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.1
SE
5
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
1.3
E
10
1.3
ESE
5
1.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
28
57
57
58
63
85
58
66
69
90
80
86
75
54
74
72
301
78
129
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:16AM2.31m
11:33PM2.70m
12:05PM2.26m
00:16AM2.49m
1:01PM2.20m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.60m
5:59AM0.60m
5:59PM0.79m
6:42AM0.69m
6:53PM0.99m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
Temp °C
21
22
20
18
16
16
18
18
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
19
20
19
18
19
Feels °C
17
18
17
14
12
12
14
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
13
14
15
14
13
14
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