Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 3 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
19.5° C

2.2°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 (07 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 8PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (07 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.9
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.6
E
5
0.3
ENE
9
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.6
E
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
14
32
56
43
31
20
16
18
31
49
53
42
25
18
18
14
22
28
28
17
16
18
16
30
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
1:46PM2.26m
1:54AM2.35m
2:58PM2.35m
3:04AM2.23m
4:10PM2.49m
4:15AM2.16m
Low Tide
7:42PM0.95m
8:21AM0.67m
9:01PM1.01m
9:25AM0.65m
10:26PM0.98m
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:14
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
18
17
16
15
14
17
19
19
18
16
15
15
14
17
18
17
18
16
14
14
14
17
Feels °C
14
13
14
13
13
12
10
13
14
14
15
13
12
12
11
13
14
13
15
13
11
11
10
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
12
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.6
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
10
Energy kJ
14
8
14
26
24
20
13
9
12
12
12
17
25
18
18
13
13
12
12
17
9
9
6
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
E
9
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
E
9
0.1
NE
11
0.1
NE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.1
S
5
Energy kJ
8
8
8
13
17
16
16
11
6
13
8
17
17
14
14
2
5
4
11
11
11
10
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
NE
13
0.2
E
8
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
14
15
8
7
5
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1
SE
5
0.9
SE
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.4
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.9
ESE
4
Energy kJ
12
32
56
43
31
15
12
18
31
49
53
42
4
5
10
13
22
28
28
15
16
18
16
30
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
5
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
Distance (km)
376
370
370
376
370
173
370
370
376
376
370
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
132
86
132
132
173
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Rating
(10 max)
2
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2
3
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Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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