Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
22.0°C
0.7° 

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 (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 10AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (05 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night).

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
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
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
113
113
115
81
80
88
86
86
84
83
65
53
53
62
30
61
30
30
46
35
28
18
24
24
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
0
WSW
10
W
15
NW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
N
20
NNE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:03AM2.00m
4:36PM2.68m
5:12AM2.20m
5:35PM2.78m
6:04AM2.41m
6:22PM2.85m
Low Tide
10:10PM0.92m
9:54AM0.86m
11:17PM0.75m
11:09AM0.72m
00:07AM0.59m
12:06PM0.58m
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3
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Temp °C
20
20
20
21
22
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
22
21
21
18
20
19
19
22
22
20
20
20
Feels °C
21
21
21
21
22
20
19
20
21
21
21
21
21
18
23
18
20
19
20
23
21
17
17
16
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