Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.4°C
0.4° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 5PM is: 0.6m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NE
7
0.9
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1.3
ESE
5
1.5
E
6
1.4
ESE
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.4
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
53
123
40
64
28
28
38
75
55
55
54
42
41
83
149
126
119
119
110
97
97
116
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
5
SSE
0
SSE
5
W
15
SW
5
S
15
NE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
9:40AM2.80m
9:40PM2.33m
10:15AM2.71m
10:12PM2.17m
10:55AM2.59m
Low Tide
3:57PM0.75m
3:47AM0.56m
4:36PM0.89m
4:19AM0.69m
5:20PM1.04m
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:18
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Temp °C
22
24
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
26
25
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
Feels °C
24
24
24
22
22
24
24
23
22
27
24
19
17
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
15
15
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