Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 3 am 24 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
20.4° C

1.7°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (24 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 7AM is: 0.5m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am June 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jun)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (24 Jun)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (24 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent

Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Friday
26
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
0
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.9
SE
4
1
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.9
SE
4
1.1
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
ENE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
22
42
28
19
18
24
42
42
42
26
27
26
46
54
46
46
49
72
102
78
73
70
56
68
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
3:57AM2.16m
5:00PM2.39m
4:51AM2.10m
5:49PM2.51m
5:40AM2.07m
6:32PM2.62m
Low Tide
10:05PM1.14m
10:20AM0.76m
11:14PM1.11m
11:07AM0.72m
00:11AM1.05m
11:50AM0.67m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
15
15
16
19
20
18
17
16
15
15
17
20
20
18
17
18
17
17
19
20
19
17
17
Feels °C
15
12
12
12
16
16
14
14
13
11
12
13
16
16
15
14
15
15
13
14
15
15
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.7
E
5
0.7
E
5
0.5
ENE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
6
Energy kJ
22
42
28
19
18
13
3
3
7
26
27
19
9
9
8
9
9
9
17
18
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
3
0.4
NE
7
Energy kJ
1
13
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ESE
4
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.1
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
9
2
2
6
10
24
42
42
42
15
13
26
46
54
46
46
49
72
102
78
73
70
56
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
173
173
173
370
376
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
376
376
376
376
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
6
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
5
  • Map Icons:
  • Break
  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
Map placeholder
How to use the Wavefinder 

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Elliott Heads surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.


Nearest locationNearest