Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 18 May 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
21.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (18 May)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Evening (18 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Mon morning. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
1
1
0
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
52
145
269
85
86
86
302
200
200
171
196
200
204
208
185
185
133
130
127
102
86
86
64
61
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
N
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:03AM2.46m
9:42PM3.19m
9:54AM2.32m
10:35PM3.08m
10:51AM2.18m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.55m
3:06PM0.34m
4:14AM0.62m
3:55PM0.46m
5:11AM0.72m
4:48PM0.61m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:10
2
3
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
22
23
23
23
23
23
22
22
22
23
24
22
20
20
19
17
16
19
23
24
20
18
23
23
23
23
23
23
24
25
23
23
23
24
25
23
20
21
18
15
14
15
18
21
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
1
NE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
Energy kJ
21
145
148
85
86
86
200
200
171
196
200
204
208
185
185
133
130
127
102
86
86
64
61
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
52
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
6
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
10
0.8
NE
10
1
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SW
3
0.2
SSW
2
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
S
3
Energy kJ
43
43
269
36
37
39
302
117
200
102
2
3
3
2
1
3
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
3
1
3
1
3
1
1
1
3
3
2
1
2
2
Distance (km)
95
95
95
573
742
582
193
179
179
179
174
0
133
0
84
0
0
0
86
86
84
0
132
86
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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