Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 29 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
24.0°C
0.3° 

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 (29 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 3PM is: 0.3m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Afternoon (29 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (29 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
29
Friday
30
Saturday
31
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
6
6
14
26
27
21
28
32
26
28
26
22
25
22
23
18
18
13
13
13
Wind (km/h)
10
S
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
20
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:12AM3.08m
10:24PM2.30m
11:09AM2.95m
11:27PM2.13m
12:17PM2.80m
Low Tide
4:42PM0.67m
4:28AM0.51m
5:45PM0.81m
5:26AM0.69m
6:59PM0.91m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
20
23
23
23
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
21
21
21
20
21
22
21
22
21
Feels °C
20
21
19
21
20
20
20
19
19
19
21
20
19
19
20
21
20
21
21
20
22
20
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