Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 31 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.5° C
2.7° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 11PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)--
Afternoon (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (31 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
31
Saturday
1
Sunday
2
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1.1
ESE
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.8
E
6
1
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
8
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
20
26
62
109
82
54
49
54
57
60
62
40
55
47
73
77
149
53
62
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:31PM2.97m
9:46AM2.42m
10:06PM2.92m
10:25AM2.46m
Low Tide
3:08PM0.38m
3:57AM0.45m
3:46PM0.39m
4:30AM0.43m
4:27PM0.46m
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
17
16
15
18
19
20
17
17
15
16
16
18
19
18
18
16
Feels °C
16
14
15
13
14
13
12
14
14
15
13
14
12
12
13
13
14
13
15
13
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