Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
24.5°C
1.3° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 3AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)5ft (1.5m)6s
Afternoon (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (18 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
ENE
5
1.4
E
5
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
ENE
6
1.5
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
5
1
ENE
8
1.1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
114
126
131
109
135
110
106
98
95
82
123
131
107
113
94
113
158
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
1:03AM1.74m
2:00PM2.30m
2:45AM1.75m
3:13PM2.33m
Low Tide
7:30PM1.23m
6:45AM1.14m
8:54PM1.20m
8:11AM1.20m
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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5:57
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Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
21
22
22
21
18
Feels °C
17
17
15
16
16
17
16
17
16
17
17
18
18
19
21
21
21
18
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