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Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.9°C
0.4° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 4AM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)9s
Afternoon (26 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s
Evening (26 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
E
8
1.3
ENE
5
1.1
E
6
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
217
181
195
98
77
275
254
237
188
203
176
176
176
151
164
164
193
161
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
7:26PM2.86m
7:45AM2.71m
7:58PM2.89m
8:19AM2.86m
8:33PM2.87m
Low Tide
1:43AM0.39m
1:51PM0.37m
2:13AM0.29m
2:29PM0.32m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
19
18
19
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
17
20
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
17
17
16
16
15
15
18
17
17
17
18
17
16
19
19
19
18
18
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