Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 15 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
19.4° C
1.8° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 1AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (16 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
15
Sunday
16
Monday
17
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
1.2
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.5
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
32
17
16
17
20
33
22
42
49
19
64
42
88
85
81
92
134
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:19PM2.80m
10:42AM2.49m
10:53PM2.60m
11:23AM2.41m
Low Tide
4:05PM0.41m
4:38AM0.44m
4:44PM0.58m
5:12AM0.54m
5:25PM0.78m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
15
15
15
18
18
18
17
17
16
15
17
19
19
19
19
17
Feels °C
14
14
12
12
12
15
14
14
13
14
13
12
13
14
13
14
15
13
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