Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
20.2°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 11AM is: 0.7m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)5s
Afternoon (01 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (01 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
29
30
30
31
31
25
25
21
21
17
24
25
25
18
23
23
53
53
41
31
30
23
14
Wind (km/h)
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
10
E
5
SSE
10
SSW
5
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
NW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:14PM2.76m
10:42AM2.71m
10:55PM2.56m
11:34AM2.64m
11:45PM2.32m
12:40PM2.53m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.33m
4:54PM0.53m
5:12AM0.43m
5:49PM0.73m
6:02AM0.57m
7:01PM0.94m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
20
20
20
20
19
19
18
17
19
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
21
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
18
19
17
19
18
17
19
19
20
18
19
20
19
19
19
19
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