Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 06 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.0°C
0.2° 

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 (06 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 7PM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 06). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Oct)--
Afternoon (06 Oct)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (06 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
6
Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.8
E
3
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
30
30
30
30
47
29
35
28
43
14
24
36
78
87
62
49
36
28
28
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
20
NNE
0
ESE
15
WSW
15
WNW
10
NW
5
SW
5
ENE
20
NNE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:35PM2.78m
6:04AM2.41m
6:22PM2.85m
6:47AM2.60m
7:03PM2.86m
Low Tide
11:09AM0.72m
00:07AM0.59m
12:06PM0.58m
00:46AM0.47m
12:53PM0.48m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
mod rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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5:22
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1
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8
3
1
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Temp °C
22
21
21
20
19
20
20
24
22
19
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
21
18
23
20
18
20
21
25
21
16
18
17
17
15
15
16
17
17
16
17
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