Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.8° C
2.7° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 7AM is: 0.2m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Afternoon (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)11s
Evening (12 Jul)0.5ft (0.2m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 16°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.4
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
4
10
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
WNW
10
W
10
NW
10
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
N
10
NNE
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
SSW
0
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
0
NNW
Wind State
glassy
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
6:24AM2.20m
7:09PM3.04m
7:19AM2.25m
7:58PM3.15m
8:10AM2.31m
8:44PM3.20m
Low Tide
00:47AM0.73m
12:28PM0.39m
1:42AM0.59m
1:20PM0.30m
2:31AM0.49m
2:09PM0.25m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:16
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
17
18
21
20
21
20
19
17
16
18
20
19
19
20
19
19
19
19
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
18
18
16
17
19
18
20
20
18
16
13
15
18
17
18
20
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
20
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