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Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 20 Mar 2026 AEST
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Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
26.7° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 3AM is: 0.3m 14s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Afternoon (21 Mar)1ft (0.3m)14s
Evening (21 Mar)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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

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16 DaysHourly
Print Table
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 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
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
1
E
1
E
1
E
0.9
E
0.3
NE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
0.9
E
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.7
ENE
0.3
NE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)151515141414141455551455555514148145
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)343333333333323144474637335155635659433436684288
Wind
(km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
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		crosscrosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:19PM
3.10
9:34AM
2.97
10:02PM
3.09
10:16AM
2.77
10:52PM
3.00
11:04AM
2.52
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:32AM
0.46
3:47PM
0.41
4:18AM
0.60
4:28PM
0.51
5:12AM
0.79
Fri
20
Saturday
21
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Sunrise----5:52-------5:54-------5:54---
Sunset-------6:00-------5:59-------5:58
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
Rain (mm)
1------1-12133--------1-
Temp. °C242423222225262423232222232526262422222220242425
Feels °C (?)242524232324252222232222232323242221212119212122
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