Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.4°C
0.4° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 8AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Afternoon (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
1
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
26
24
22
19
26
22
29
43
54
53
83
51
50
28
28
79
75
55
54
69
33
32
39
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
20
N
25
N
25
N
10
W
10
SE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SW
0
N
20
NE
30
ESE
30
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:07AM2.86m
9:10PM2.48m
9:40AM2.80m
9:40PM2.33m
10:15AM2.71m
Low Tide
2:49AM0.40m
3:21PM0.62m
3:18AM0.46m
3:57PM0.75m
3:47AM0.56m
4:36PM0.89m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
thunderstorm
part cloud
cloud
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5:18
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5:18
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5:16
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5:52
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5:53
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5:53
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 mm
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1
1
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—
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1
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Temp °C
22
22
22
23
23
23
22
22
21
21
22
24
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
26
24
23
21
21
Feels °C
25
24
24
24
23
23
23
23
22
23
24
24
23
22
23
23
23
23
23
28
23
20
18
17
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