Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
24.0°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 (19 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 9PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)--
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.7
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
105
145
161
77
190
160
131
131
105
108
119
99
99
77
75
74
74
105
110
112
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:13PM2.33m
4:00AM1.87m
4:11PM2.41m
4:52AM2.06m
4:58PM2.51m
Low Tide
10:04PM1.09m
9:34AM1.16m
10:52PM0.95m
10:37AM1.04m
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 mm
1
1
2
2
1
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1
1
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1
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Temp °C
21
21
21
20
20
21
21
21
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
21
Feels °C
19
19
19
18
17
19
20
19
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
22
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