Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.3° C
3.0° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 8PM is: 1.0m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)--
Afternoon (20 Jul)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon afternoon, light winds from the S by Wed night).

Mon
20
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
132
135
179
183
194
170
170
163
160
157
250
109
83
81
81
80
156
153
153
124
Wind (km/h)
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
1:01PM2.20m
1:03AM2.27m
2:05PM2.17m
1:58AM2.07m
3:14PM2.19m
Low Tide
6:53PM0.99m
7:29AM0.77m
7:58PM1.16m
8:23AM0.84m
9:19PM1.26m
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
5:20
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
19
18
Feels °C
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
15
16
17
17
17
16
17
17
18
17
16
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