Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 13 Feb 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
27.3° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 1PM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Feb)1.5ft (0.5m)4s
Afternoon (13 Feb)1.5ft (0.4m)4s
Evening (13 Feb)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.5
N
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.6
NE
0.8
ENE
1.2
E
1.2
E
1
E
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
1.4
ESE
1.2
E
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)444444555564556655656555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8766818667354332850821021221038364313238988543
Wind
(km/h)
5
N
10
N
20
NE
20
NE
15
ENE
25
E
30
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
30
S
30
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:56AM
2.67
6:01PM
2.10
6:35AM
2.83
6:42PM
2.24
7:09AM
2.98
7:18PM
2.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:37PM
1.22
11:55PM
0.99
1:10PM
1.06
12:37AM
0.85
1:40PM
0.90
1:14AM
0.71
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
Sunrise5:33-------5:35-------5:35-------
Sunset---6:32-------6:31-------6:31----
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
Rain (mm)
----263----15211243241166
Temp. °C262728272625242424252524232424232323232021212223
Feels °C (?)313130282825222323252523212222222323241819182022
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