
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (21 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 9PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a North direction and 0.1m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
| Evening (21 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Mon 21 | Tuesday 22 | Wednesday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NE 10 | N 3 | N 10 | NE 10 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 69 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 5:06PM2.39m | 5:32AM1.95m | 5:47PM2.53m | 6:09AM2.14m | 6:22PM2.67m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:22AM1.07m | 11:50PM0.97m | 11:19AM0.93m | 00:21AM0.81m | 12:02PM0.78m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 |
Feels °C | 19 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | N 3 | NE 5 | — | NE 5 | E 6 | — | — | NE 5 | E 10 | E 9 | — | NE 7 | NE 6 |
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 10 | 2 | 2 | — | 22 | 12 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 5 | NE 5 | — | N 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 8 | E 7 | — | — | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 5 | NE 10 | E 7 | N 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | N 3 | — | — | NE 3 | NE 2 | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 | E 4 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 |
2 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 38 | 43 | 50 | 69 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 380 | 366 | 376 | 348 | 296 | 509 | 428 | 428 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 925 | 376 | 376 | 370 | 370 |
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