Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Saturday 04 Apr 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
25.6° 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 4AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (05 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sat
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
SE
1
ESE
1
ESE
1
E
0.8
E
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.4
SE
1.4
SE
1.3
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.8
E
0.3
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.9
E
Period(s) (?)555555555555555555951413139
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)51484850335469889810290716246404852333232404748139
Wind
(km/h)
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
onon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:51PM
2.85
9:50AM
2.47
10:26PM
2.76
10:21AM
2.30
11:06PM
2.64
10:58AM
2.13
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:05AM
0.88
4:00PM
0.69
4:43AM
1.03
4:31PM
0.81
5:28AM
1.17
Sat
04
Sunday
05
Monday
06
Tuesday
07
Sunrise----6:00-------6:00-------6:00---
Sunset-------5:45-------5:44-------5:43
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C242322212124252423232322202425252323222120222424
Feels °C (?)212120192021212018191919182121212021212019212322
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