Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.4°C
0.4° 

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 (13 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 6AM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Evening (13 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).

Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.8
NNE
9
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
0.6
NE
8
1.3
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.5
E
6
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
43
54
53
108
65
28
28
28
38
75
55
55
55
54
41
92
164
160
146
139
113
97
97
94
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
25
N
20
NNW
5
S
5
WSW
10
W
15
SW
5
WSW
15
NE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:40AM2.80m
9:40PM2.33m
10:15AM2.71m
10:12PM2.17m
10:55AM2.59m
Low Tide
3:18AM0.46m
3:57PM0.75m
3:47AM0.56m
4:36PM0.89m
4:19AM0.69m
5:20PM1.04m
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Temp °C
21
21
22
24
24
23
22
21
21
21
21
26
26
22
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
Feels °C
22
23
24
24
23
22
22
23
23
22
21
26
25
19
17
16
15
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
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