Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 9 pm 15 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
19.9° C

2.7°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (16 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 1AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)4ft (1.2m)9s
Afternoon (16 Jun)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (16 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 18°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
15
Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
161
161
177
222
248
248
266
266
271
210
172
363
262
225
271
197
237
242
210
175
145
117
90
138
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:50PM3.22m
9:01AM2.32m
9:38PM3.19m
9:52AM2.26m
10:27PM3.09m
10:46AM2.21m
Low Tide
3:22AM0.52m
3:00PM0.31m
4:12AM0.54m
3:49PM0.39m
5:02AM0.59m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
19
21
21
21
20
19
18
18
19
19
20
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
Feels °C
16
17
18
16
17
18
18
18
19
17
17
17
18
18
18
18
18
17
17
17
18
19
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
1.3
ENE
9
0.5
NE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
Energy kJ
161
161
177
222
110
110
113
94
271
210
172
230
96
96
271
47
210
175
145
117
90
138
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
5
0.4
NE
11
Energy kJ
13
30
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
4
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
0.5
SE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
3
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
E
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
9
9
7
5
248
248
266
266
8
5
5
363
262
225
197
237
242
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
132
132
132
132
132
132
173
200
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
8
5
4
5
5
6
8
9
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