Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.5° C
2.8° 

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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 3PM is: 0.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)11s
Evening (19 Jul)2ft (0.6m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the SE by Tue night).

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.5
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
5
0.9
ENE
10
1.6
ESE
6
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
91
68
93
88
82
77
75
105
105
105
111
150
129
145
201
226
223
263
154
186
148
Wind (km/h)
25
SSW
30
S
30
SSE
30
SSE
35
S
35
SSE
40
SSE
35
SSE
35
SSE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
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
High Tide
12:05PM2.26m
00:16AM2.49m
1:01PM2.20m
1:03AM2.27m
2:05PM2.17m
Low Tide
5:59AM0.60m
5:59PM0.79m
6:42AM0.69m
6:53PM0.99m
7:29AM0.77m
7:58PM1.16m
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
18
20
21
19
19
19
18
19
19
20
19
19
19
18
19
18
19
19
19
19
19
Feels °C
13
13
15
16
13
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
14
14
15
16
16
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