Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
19.5° C
2.2° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 8AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.5m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (08 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the SSE by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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
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)
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
E
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
19
17
22
51
61
50
38
28
18
17
14
27
19
28
13
13
16
20
32
19
14
13
14
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:54AM2.35m
2:58PM2.35m
3:04AM2.23m
4:10PM2.49m
4:15AM2.16m
5:16PM2.68m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.67m
9:01PM1.01m
9:25AM0.65m
10:26PM0.98m
10:30AM0.58m
clear
clear
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clear
part cloud
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part cloud
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clear
cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
16
14
14
17
19
19
18
16
16
15
14
17
18
18
18
16
15
15
14
17
19
19
17
16
Feels °C
13
10
10
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
10
13
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
14
16
16
14
14
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