Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.6° C
2.7° 

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 (18 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • 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 9AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
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

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the SSE by Sun night).

Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
SSE
4
0.3
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1.5
E
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
0.7
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
24
24
25
16
28
57
57
58
58
55
52
66
97
103
92
111
107
80
117
94
78
75
96
Wind (km/h)
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:52PM2.90m
11:16AM2.31m
11:33PM2.70m
12:05PM2.26m
00:16AM2.49m
1:01PM2.20m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.52m
5:11PM0.60m
5:59AM0.60m
5:59PM0.79m
6:42AM0.69m
6:53PM0.99m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
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
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
14
18
20
21
20
18
17
17
18
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
11
11
11
13
16
17
17
13
12
13
14
15
16
15
14
13
14
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
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