Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.5° C
2.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2AM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (19 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
18
Sunday
19
Monday
20
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
Swell
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
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
1.2
SSE
5
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
57
58
88
91
90
95
95
65
59
77
75
72
81
136
397
124
220
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
S
30
S
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
11:33PM2.70m
12:05PM2.26m
00:16AM2.49m
1:01PM2.20m
Low Tide
5:11PM0.60m
5:59AM0.60m
5:59PM0.79m
6:42AM0.69m
6:53PM0.99m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
18
16
16
17
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
17
14
12
12
13
14
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
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