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Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Thursday 12 Feb 2026 AEST
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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
27.2° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 5PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Afternoon (12 Feb)2ft (0.6m)4s
Evening (12 Feb)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
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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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
N
0.5
NNE
0.5
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.2
E
0.7
E
0.9
E
0.9
E
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ESE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
ENE
Period(s) (?)666444444444744555554555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)13131210151312111177541228342432333632627162
Wind
(km/h)
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
N
20
N
15
N
10
NW
15
WSW
5
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
25
ESE
30
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off		crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
off		offglasscross-
on		ononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		oncross-
on		cross-
on		onononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:07AM
2.52
5:07PM
2.00
5:56AM
2.67
6:01PM
2.10
6:35AM
2.83
6:42PM
2.24
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:53AM
1.38
11:05PM
1.10
12:37PM
1.22
11:55PM
0.99
1:10PM
1.06
12:37AM
0.85
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
Sunrise5:33-------5:33-------5:35-------
Sunset---6:34-------6:32-------6:31----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
Rain (mm)
-------1--1221-1-----113
Temp. °C262829282727262324262626252424252526272726262525
Feels °C (?)292929282929292428292828252224262626262625252425
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