Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 26 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
19.8°C
1.5° 

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 (27 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 5AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (27 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (27 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
26
Thursday
27
Friday
28
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.8
E
5
0.5
NE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
38
45
45
28
53
55
55
43
33
31
29
60
58
43
30
48
38
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:30PM2.83m
7:41AM2.33m
7:59PM2.91m
8:12AM2.48m
8:30PM2.96m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.57m
1:39PM0.45m
2:22AM0.46m
2:13PM0.35m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:07
6:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:36
 mm
Temp °C
23
21
19
18
16
19
21
20
19
19
19
17
17
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
23
18
15
14
12
17
17
16
16
17
18
16
16
18
18
18
17
19
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