Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
20.4°C
1.0° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 9PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (29 Aug)3ft (0.9m)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 Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
0.6
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
14
26
39
37
23
17
20
24
25
30
40
42
30
17
17
31
34
37
40
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:02PM2.96m
9:20AM2.70m
9:36PM2.89m
9:59AM2.74m
Low Tide
2:48PM0.30m
3:20AM0.31m
3:26PM0.31m
3:53AM0.29m
4:07PM0.38m
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:03
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
21
20
19
19
18
17
16
19
20
19
19
18
18
17
18
20
21
20
19
19
Feels °C
17
16
14
16
16
15
13
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
17
16
15
17
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