Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.7°C
0.7° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 12PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 27°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the ESE by Wed night).

Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
1
ESE
4
1.4
ESE
5
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
38
36
70
55
55
42
23
43
109
149
149
117
113
112
97
108
101
83
69
66
53
54
55
74
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
SW
0
ESE
15
E
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
10:15AM2.71m
10:12PM2.17m
10:55AM2.59m
10:49PM2.01m
11:43AM2.47m
Low Tide
3:47AM0.56m
4:36PM0.89m
4:19AM0.69m
5:20PM1.04m
4:55AM0.84m
6:16PM1.16m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
light rain
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light rain
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 mm
1
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1
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Temp °C
21
22
22
27
25
23
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
21
20
19
19
20
20
20
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
22
23
23
29
25
21
18
18
17
15
16
16
16
16
15
14
14
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
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