Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 04 Apr 2026 AEST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
25.6° 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 3PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (04 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
E
0.9
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
SE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
1
ESE
1
E
1
ESE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)555555555545555599555999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)526461525946484634414669695567937871514947474747
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:22AM
2.62
9:51PM
2.85
9:50AM
2.47
10:26PM
2.76
10:21AM
2.30
11:06PM
2.64
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:31PM
0.60
4:05AM
0.88
4:00PM
0.69
4:43AM
1.03
4:31PM
0.81
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tue
07
Sunrise5:58-------6:00-------6:00-------
Sunset---5:45-------5:45-------5:44----
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------11-----1--------
Temp. °C222525242322222221242524232322222224242423232220
Feels °C (?)202121202020212120212120192120201920202020202018
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