Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
20.7°C
0.7° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 7AM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)2ft (0.6m)8s
Afternoon (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (28 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Fri night, fresh winds from the SE by Sun morning).

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
E
5
0.8
E
4
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.9
SE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
31
30
45
44
31
30
41
13
42
11
8
8
18
22
44
43
35
23
16
28
56
59
64
53
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
15
SE
20
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SE
20
ESE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
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
8:12AM2.48m
8:30PM2.96m
8:45AM2.61m
9:02PM2.96m
9:20AM2.70m
9:36PM2.89m
Low Tide
2:22AM0.46m
2:13PM0.35m
2:50AM0.36m
2:48PM0.30m
3:20AM0.31m
3:26PM0.31m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:05
6:05
6:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
19
17
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
16
19
20
19
19
19
18
16
15
19
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
19
16
18
18
17
18
17
19
17
16
14
16
17
15
15
16
15
13
11
14
14
14
15
15
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