Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 30 Mar 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
26.3° 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 6PM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Mar)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (30 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
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 (?)
0.7
ESE
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.6
E
0.7
E
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.8
E
0.8
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
1
E
1
E
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)555555556655455555455555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)224756594235192525253734314636333236404252483830
Wind
(km/h)
15
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
20
S
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
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
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:48AM
3.00
7:10PM
2.71
7:25AM
3.00
7:44PM
2.83
7:57AM
2.95
8:17PM
2.90
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:11PM
0.60
1:14AM
0.60
1:43PM
0.54
1:51AM
0.57
2:11PM
0.51
2:25AM
0.59
Monday
30
Tuesday
31
Wednesday
01
Thu
02
Sunrise5:56-------5:56-------5:58-------
Sunset---5:51-------5:50-------5:49----
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-11----------1----------
Temp. °C212324252422212020232525242322212225252524222222
Feels °C (?)202020222120201920222324232322212224222323212222
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