Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
24.0°C
0.7° 

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 (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 5PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3ft (0.9m)8s
Afternoon (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (20 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 21°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
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
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.8
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
6
1
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
134
108
105
88
96
99
96
77
74
102
102
86
86
123
123
53
58
65
80
65
59
53
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
15
ENE
20
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:11PM2.41m
4:52AM2.06m
4:58PM2.51m
5:32AM2.27m
5:38PM2.61m
Low Tide
9:34AM1.16m
10:52PM0.95m
10:37AM1.04m
11:29PM0.80m
11:27AM0.89m
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clear
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cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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5:11
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5:09
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5:57
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5:58
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1
1
1
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1
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1
1
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2
3
3
4
4
3
2
2
Temp °C
21
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
21
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
22
20
20
21
22
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
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