Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Saturday 02 May 2026 AEST
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Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 12PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 May)3ft (0.9m)4s
Afternoon (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (02 May)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
2
Sunday
3
Monday
4
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
ESE
4
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.4
ENE
10
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
28
29
43
44
39
59
62
61
80
90
88
88
67
65
65
56
55
85
55
102
59
156
Wind (km/h)
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:22AM2.49m
8:53PM2.93m
8:52AM2.39m
9:26PM2.89m
9:23AM2.28m
Low Tide
2:39AM0.75m
2:28PM0.52m
3:13AM0.81m
2:57PM0.57m
3:49AM0.88m
3:27PM0.65m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:11
6:11
6:13
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5:21
5:21
5:20
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
21
23
24
23
22
22
22
22
21
23
24
23
22
20
19
19
19
22
24
24
22
22
19
19
20
21
22
21
20
20
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
22
23
23
22
23
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
11
Energy kJ
30
29
28
28
31
33
37
38
57
58
80
90
88
88
67
17
17
56
55
85
55
102
59
156
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
5
Energy kJ
8
8
3
3
4
4
4
4
5
65
65
12
10
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.2
ENE
5
Energy kJ
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.6
ESE
6
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.5
E
5
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
7
9
26
29
43
44
39
59
62
61
61
61
50
34
34
6
5
28
3
2
15
2
2
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
1
Distance (km)
173
376
376
428
376
376
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
132
173
173
132
132
132
132
132
132
95
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
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