Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (16 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 11PM is: 1.4m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (16 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 Sep) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed afternoon, min 16°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 16 | Thursday 17 | Friday 18 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 19 | 22 | 40 | 88 | 126 | 90 | 83 | 86 | 99 | 107 | 98 | 90 | 73 | 59 | 46 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 26 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide | 11:27AM2.44m | 11:19PM2.06m | 12:18PM2.31m | 00:05AM1.86m | 1:29PM2.20m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:39PM1.02m | 5:34AM0.80m | 6:37PM1.20m | 6:20AM0.96m | 8:01PM1.31m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 24 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 23 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | NE 12 | NE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 15 | ENE 9 | NE 15 | NE 15 | NE 14 | NE 14 | NE 14 |
| kJ | 19 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 8 | NE 12 | N 18 | NE 18 | NE 18 | NE 17 | NE 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 12 | NE 15 | NE 10 | NE 11 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 8 | N 18 | — | N 18 | N 12 | N 12 | NE 11 | — | N 11 | N 11 | NE 11 | NE 12 | N 11 | N 11 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | 3 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 6 | ENE 6 | ESE 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 4 | E 4 |
| kJ | 6 | 22 | 40 | 88 | 126 | 90 | 83 | 86 | 99 | 107 | 98 | 90 | 73 | 59 | 46 | 40 | 36 | 27 | 23 | 26 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 86 | 1594 | 1370 | 1227 | 637 | 370 | 173 | 173 | 684 | 376 | 376 | 370 | 206 | 173 | 173 | 132 | 132 | 173 | 173 | 132 |
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