Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.6° C
2.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 1AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
68
58
48
61
83
77
77
111
127
92
73
75
73
68
75
64
57
35
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:06PM2.92m
10:25AM2.46m
10:43PM2.81m
11:10AM2.46m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.43m
4:27PM0.46m
5:07AM0.44m
5:13PM0.58m
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
16
16
17
19
19
19
18
16
16
16
16
17
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
15
15
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
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