Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 29 Mar 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
26.5° 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 3PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Afternoon (29 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s
Evening (29 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.9
ESE
1
E
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ENE
0.9
E
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)12124555555555555585555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2121344361666952506275877264494310242424457606262
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:06AM
2.95
6:30PM
2.55
6:48AM
3.00
7:10PM
2.71
7:25AM
3.00
7:44PM
2.83
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:36PM
0.71
12:32AM
0.68
1:11PM
0.60
1:14AM
0.60
1:43PM
0.54
1:51AM
0.57
Sunday
29
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wed
01
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:56-------
Sunset---5:52-------5:51-------5:50----
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
---------21-------------
Temp. °C212225252424232121232525232322212124252524242323
Feels °C (?)192122222121212020202122202222212122232323232322
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