Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (22 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 3AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (22 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 9s |
| Evening (22 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the ESE by Fri afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | E 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 240 | 85 | 192 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 98 | 96 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 64 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 1:58AM2.07m | 3:14PM2.19m | 3:02AM1.93m | 4:24PM2.26m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM1.16m | 8:23AM0.84m | 9:19PM1.26m | 9:23AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
| kJ | 65 | 85 | 64 | 81 | 81 | 29 | 124 | 124 | 124 | 98 | 96 | 75 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 65 | 64 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 24 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | E 6 | E 10 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 3 | — | — | — | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | — | — |
| kJ | 240 | 41 | 192 | 37 | 29 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 132 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 173 | 0 |
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