Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 3 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is

21.6°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 (12 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 8AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Afternoon (12 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Evening (12 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 12								Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	E 7	E 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 4	E 5	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5
Wave Graph
kJ	25	89	33	42	34	53	53	41	39	31	34	31	38	38	22	28	36	38	30	36	34	36	34	28
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	S	SE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on
High Tide				9:00AM2.73m				9:14PM2.81m				9:34AM2.72m				9:44PM2.65m					10:08AM2.66m
Low Tide		2:58AM0.32m				3:07PM0.35m				3:27AM0.35m				3:42PM0.47m				3:56AM0.42m					4:18PM0.64m


	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—
mm	—	—	1	2	1	—	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	19	20	20	18	18	17	16	15	19	20	20	20	19	19	17	17	19	21	21	20	19
Feels °C	15	14	15	15	16	16	15	16	15	14	12	16	16	16	16	17	17	15	15	17	18	18	18	18
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 5	E 5	NE 16	NE 16	NE 15	NE 15	NE 15	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	E 6	NE 9	ENE 8	NE 9	ENE 8	E 6	E 6	ENE 6	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 8	NE 8	NE 12
kJ	25	29	10	10	9	8	8	41	39	31	34	31	3	7	3	7	36	38	30	3	3	7	3	6
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 16	NE 16	E 13	N 16	N 15	—	NE 15	NE 15	NE 14	NE 9	NE 14	NE 8	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 8	NE 13	NE 9	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12
kJ	10	10	3	5	4	—	8	8	8	3	7	3	7	7	7	7	3	7	3	6	6	6	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 15	—	NE 14	NE 14	NE 14	NE 13	NE 13	NE 8	NE 9	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	8	—	8	7	7	7	7	3	3	7	7	7	6	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 3	E 7	E 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	SE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 4	E 6	E 6	E 4	E 5	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5
kJ	2	89	33	42	34	53	53	2	2	4	5	5	38	38	22	28	2	5	4	36	34	36	34	28
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	173	173	173	173	132	173	173	173	132	132	132	173	173	132	173	173	173	173	173	173	173	132	132	132
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Rating (10 max)					1				1	1	1			1								1	1	1
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