Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 17 Apr 2026 AEST
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Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
25.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 1PM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s
Evening (17 Apr)0.5ft (0.2m)13s

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


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Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
ENE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.2
ENE
0.4
NNE
0.2
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.4
NE
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.7
E
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.8
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
E
Period(s) (?)137713713777576344445555455
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)3417171718161722226101051213171922221723262324
Wind
(km/h)
10
SSW
5
ESE
10
ENE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
W
5
WSW
10
NE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:53AM
2.92
8:19PM
3.17
8:33AM
2.85
9:02PM
3.21
9:14AM
2.71
9:48PM
3.17
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:03PM
0.32
2:36AM
0.44
2:41PM
0.30
3:23AM
0.50
3:22PM
0.36
Friday
17
Saturday
18
Sunday
19
Mon
20
Sunrise6:05-------6:05-------6:05-------
Sunset---5:34-------5:32-------5:31----
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202324242424232221252725242423222223242423232322
Feels °C (?)202425242525242322252723232423222222232321212221
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