Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 9 pm 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
20.1° C

1.7°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (05 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 12AM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (05 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (05 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
Tuesday
7
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 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
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.9
ESE
4
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
8
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
E
6
0.9
SE
5
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
1.1
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
42
13
26
20
40
75
72
59
57
57
56
107
67
77
77
43
37
29
47
23
36
33
43
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
S
20
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:16PM2.78m
11:43AM2.20m
00:01AM2.65m
12:40PM2.22m
00:53AM2.50m
1:46PM2.26m
Low Tide
4:48PM0.63m
5:48AM0.63m
5:36PM0.72m
6:33AM0.65m
6:33PM0.84m
7:24AM0.66m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:14
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
17
19
20
19
19
17
17
14
14
16
18
18
17
16
14
14
14
16
19
18
Feels °C
16
17
16
15
14
15
15
14
15
14
14
11
10
12
12
12
12
12
10
10
10
12
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NE
9
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
10
0.6
E
5
0.3
ENE
8
0.4
NE
9
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
E
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
Energy kJ
13
42
13
9
17
11
22
26
28
28
25
56
107
29
50
37
23
23
23
29
23
36
33
8
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
13
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
12
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
10
0.3
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
13
0.4
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
9
7
8
14
20
24
9
5
13
4
8
8
19
8
8
26
29
29
18
20
15
15
8
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
10
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
Energy kJ
7
4
3
5
4
20
19
18
16
15
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
SSE
4
1
ESE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.7
SE
5
0.8
SSE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SE
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
1.1
SE
4
Energy kJ
5
10
13
26
13
40
75
72
59
57
57
22
24
67
77
77
43
37
23
47
10
11
13
43
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
2
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
5
Distance (km)
132
173
132
173
173
376
376
173
173
173
173
376
370
509
1142
1104
376
173
173
173
173
173
370
684
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Rating
(10 max)
1
1
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
4
3
9
4
3
8
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
9
8
8
8
7
5
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