Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 25 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.2°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2PM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (25 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Evening (25 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
25
Monday
26
Tuesday
27
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NE
6
1
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.7
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
0.6
NNE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
47
65
97
87
111
107
107
96
93
113
81
81
69
56
42
25
25
44
56
42
31
31
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
W
5
SSW
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ENE
10
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
7:19AM2.91m
7:29PM2.76m
7:58AM3.06m
8:08PM2.72m
8:39AM3.14m
8:49PM2.62m
Low Tide
1:32PM0.49m
1:39AM0.29m
2:14PM0.45m
2:16AM0.25m
2:59PM0.46m
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5:07
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5:05
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6:00
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 mm
1
1
1
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2
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1
1
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1
2
Temp °C
23
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
23
25
25
23
23
22
22
21
23
24
24
23
22
Feels °C
23
22
22
22
23
23
22
23
24
23
25
25
23
25
23
25
22
24
24
24
25
25
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