Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 09 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.9°C
1.0° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 12AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (10 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (10 Oct)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 21°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
9
Saturday
10
Sunday
11
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.7
NE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
21
11
14
14
18
16
13
17
13
13
16
19
21
17
17
17
24
23
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
15
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:39PM2.81m
8:01AM2.83m
8:11PM2.73m
8:34AM2.87m
8:41PM2.61m
Low Tide
1:52AM0.36m
2:11PM0.45m
2:21AM0.36m
2:47PM0.52m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
21
21
21
21
21
23
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23
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Feels °C
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