Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.9°C
0.8° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 8PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (14 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.3
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
55
42
24
56
88
121
144
144
112
104
104
97
83
74
75
74
64
57
60
50
Wind (km/h)
15
E
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:15AM2.71m
10:12PM2.17m
10:55AM2.59m
10:49PM2.01m
11:43AM2.47m
Low Tide
4:36PM0.89m
4:19AM0.69m
5:20PM1.04m
4:55AM0.84m
6:16PM1.16m
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Temp °C
24
23
21
21
21
21
20
21
21
21
20
19
19
19
19
20
21
19
20
20
Feels °C
24
21
19
18
17
17
15
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15
15
14
14
15
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17
14
15
16
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