Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.9°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 12PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (25 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)8s
Evening (25 Sep)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
7
1.2
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
103
67
119
196
217
202
171
207
240
275
249
222
188
188
188
172
145
148
151
136
86
158
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
S
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
7:13AM2.53m
7:26PM2.86m
7:45AM2.71m
7:58PM2.89m
8:19AM2.86m
8:33PM2.87m
Low Tide
1:15PM0.48m
1:43AM0.39m
1:51PM0.37m
2:13AM0.29m
2:29PM0.32m
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:37
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5:35
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5:35
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5:45
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5:46
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 mm
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2
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1
3
1
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Temp °C
18
20
21
21
20
19
18
19
19
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
17
19
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
16
15
16
17
18
17
18
18
18
17
18
19
19
18
17
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