Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 03 May 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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.5°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2PM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Afternoon (03 May)2ft (0.6m)10s
Evening (03 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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
1 AM
4 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
68
68
88
67
56
56
56
55
55
56
57
69
147
170
183
186
140
135
105
103
103
101
101
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SSE
10
SSE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:52AM2.39m
9:26PM2.89m
9:23AM2.28m
10:01PM2.82m
9:58AM2.16m
10:41PM2.73m
Low Tide
2:57PM0.57m
3:49AM0.88m
3:27PM0.65m
4:28AM0.96m
4:01PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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6:11
6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:21
5:20
5:19
5:19
Temp °C
21
23
23
23
22
20
19
18
18
22
24
24
23
22
21
20
19
22
24
24
23
22
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
18
17
17
23
24
24
23
23
22
22
20
23
24
24
24
24
24
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
Energy kJ
90
68
68
88
67
23
17
19
55
55
56
57
69
147
170
183
186
140
135
105
103
103
101
101
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
Energy kJ
3
5
3
7
56
56
56
12
18
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
7
0.1
E
6
0.1
NE
7
Energy kJ
5
5
1
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.2
S
3
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.4
SE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
2
0.2
SSE
3
Energy kJ
53
47
43
34
34
6
6
4
3
3
1
15
14
2
1
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
Distance (km)
173
173
173
132
132
132
132
173
173
173
173
132
132
132
86
86
86
86
86
132
193
173
132
95
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
5
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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