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Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.2°C
0.4° 

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 (28 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Oct, local time) - 1ft (0.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 1AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Oct)1ft (0.3m)7s
Afternoon (28 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s
Evening (28 Oct)1ft (0.3m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.4
NNE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.2
E
8
0.2
E
8
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
12
12
12
11
9
11
7
6
6
16
10
10
6
5
5
22
35
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
10
NW
5
W
10
SW
5
W
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
W
5
SW
15
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
8:49PM2.62m
9:23AM3.15m
9:33PM2.48m
10:12AM3.08m
Low Tide
2:56AM0.28m
3:48PM0.55m
3:39AM0.36m
4:42PM0.67m
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
part cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
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 mm
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2
2
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1
2
2
1
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Temp °C
24
24
24
22
22
25
25
24
24
22
22
21
21
23
24
23
22
21
Feels °C
27
27
26
25
25
28
26
26
26
24
23
20
20
22
21
20
21
20
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