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Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia
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Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
22.0° C
(Which is 2.0°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 1PM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Afternoon (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
| Evening (17 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 27mm), heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tuesday 19 | Wed 20 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
21 | 21 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 35 | 52 | 248 | 179 | 151 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 168 | 171 | 171 | 175 | 178 | 178 | 182 | 163 | 133 | 133 | 130 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 8:16AM2.57m | 8:53PM3.23m | 9:03AM2.46m | 9:42PM3.19m | 9:54AM2.32m | 10:35PM3.08m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 2:22PM0.28m | 3:21AM0.55m | 3:06PM0.34m | 4:14AM0.62m | 3:55PM0.46m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | |
— | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | 5:10 | |
— | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 17 |
20 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 15 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | ENE 5 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
21 | 21 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 22 | 23 | 145 | 179 | 151 | 171 | 171 | 171 | 168 | 171 | 171 | 175 | 178 | 178 | 182 | 163 | 133 | 133 | 130 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
11 | 20 | — | 4 | 9 | 35 | 52 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 2 | SSW 3 |
— | — | 23 | 26 | 26 | — | 42 | 248 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 100 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 95 | 95 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 200 | 193 | 193 | 193 | 95 | 95 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 86 |
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