Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
24.1°C
1.0° 

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 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 9AM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (16 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
ENE
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
ENE
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
91
72
64
61
51
64
61
66
55
55
75
84
81
73
67
103
113
109
201
172
163
73
75
Wind (km/h)
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
E
25
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:49PM2.01m
11:43AM2.47m
11:40PM1.85m
12:44PM2.36m
1:03AM1.74m
2:00PM2.30m
Low Tide
4:55AM0.84m
6:16PM1.16m
5:41AM1.00m
7:30PM1.23m
6:45AM1.14m
8:54PM1.20m
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1
1
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1
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1
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2
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
15
16
15
16
17
17
16
17
16
17
16
17
17
17
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
17
17
17
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