Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 9 am 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is

21.1°C

Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 6PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	4s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Evening (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 13						Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	30	22	31	34	36	29	24	23	27	45	43	41	28	28	35	42	33	29	26	26	26	26
Wind (km/h)	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SSE	ESE	ENE	NE	NE	NNE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		9:34AM2.72m				9:44PM2.65m					10:08AM2.66m				10:13PM2.46m				10:45AM2.57m
Low Tide				3:42PM0.47m				3:56AM0.42m					4:18PM0.64m				4:26AM0.52m				4:56PM0.82m


	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	19	20	21	19	18	18	17	17	20	21	21	19	19	19	18	16	19	20	20	19	19
Feels °C	14	15	16	17	16	15	16	15	15	17	18	18	16	17	18	18	16	18	19	18	17	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	NE 8	NE 9	NE 8	NE 13	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 5	E 6	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 12	NE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 12	NE 8	ENE 6
kJ	30	3	3	3	7	29	24	23	27	3	3	7	3	6	6	42	33	29	26	6	3	26
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	—	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	ENE 8
kJ	3	7	7	7	3	3	3	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	—	6	6	6	6	6	6	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 14	—	—	—	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 12
kJ	7	—	—	—	7	7	7	7	7	6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 3	E 4	E 4	E 5	E 5	SE 3	SE 4	SSE 4	SSE 3	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 5	E 5	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 3
kJ	4	22	31	34	36	3	6	8	4	45	43	41	28	28	35	—	—	—	—	26	26	4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	Agnes Waters QLD - North Coast	Agnes Waters QLD - North Coast	Double Island Point - East Side QLD - North Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Yaroomba Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Double Island Point - East Side QLD - North Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	173	173	132	173	173	173	173	173	173	173	173	132	132	132	132	95	95	133	173	200	193	133
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Rating (10 max)			1									1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	2	6	4	1	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	9	5	5	5	5	5

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