Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.5° 

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 (07 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 5AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction, 0.4m 2s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)2ft (0.6m)9s
Afternoon (07 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (07 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sun
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
N
4
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.8
E
5
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.8
E
4
0.6
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
10
15
38
38
38
36
35
31
31
35
17
37
30
31
40
21
17
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
15
NW
5
WSW
25
SE
15
S
25
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
5
SE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:56PM2.66m
5:23AM2.07m
5:58PM2.83m
6:21AM2.26m
6:48PM2.96m
Low Tide
11:40PM0.81m
11:21AM0.63m
00:34AM0.61m
12:20PM0.47m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:56
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
18
21
21
21
19
19
18
17
16
19
21
20
20
19
Feels °C
18
19
19
17
17
18
18
18
17
20
19
17
15
18
19
17
17
17
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