Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
22.0°C
0.3° 

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 (27 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 10AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)9s
Afternoon (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (27 Sep)3ft (0.9m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
9
1.1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
207
180
176
176
148
161
86
158
127
124
124
124
124
140
52
37
52
86
83
67
68
57
52
43
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
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
High Tide
8:19AM2.86m
8:33PM2.87m
8:56AM2.95m
9:09PM2.78m
9:37AM2.97m
9:49PM2.63m
Low Tide
2:13AM0.29m
2:29PM0.32m
2:45AM0.24m
3:09PM0.34m
3:20AM0.24m
3:53PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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cloud
clear
clear
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rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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Temp °C
20
19
17
20
21
21
20
19
19
18
17
20
21
21
20
19
19
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
19
18
16
19
19
19
19
18
18
17
16
19
19
18
17
17
16
14
13
14
13
14
14
15
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