Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
20.0°C
1.4° 

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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 1AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s
Afternoon (02 Sep)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (02 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.4
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
25
21
21
16
13
18
24
18
18
18
17
32
32
31
30
15
15
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
E
10
SSW
5
ESE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
10
NW
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
20
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:55PM2.56m
11:34AM2.64m
11:45PM2.32m
12:40PM2.53m
Low Tide
4:54PM0.53m
5:12AM0.43m
5:49PM0.73m
6:02AM0.57m
7:01PM0.94m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:01
6:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
17
19
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
21
22
21
20
20
Feels °C
18
18
19
19
17
19
17
17
19
19
19
18
18
20
19
18
19
19
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