Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Sunday 17 May 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
21.8° C
(Which is 2.1°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 3AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (18 May)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (18 May)3ft (0.9m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun night. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
35
52
145
269
200
204
204
171
168
168
171
175
178
182
182
182
133
130
130
102
88
86
86
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNE
5
NNW
10
NNW
15
N
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:53PM3.23m
9:03AM2.46m
9:42PM3.19m
9:54AM2.32m
10:35PM3.08m
10:51AM2.18m
Low Tide
3:21AM0.55m
3:06PM0.34m
4:14AM0.62m
3:55PM0.46m
5:11AM0.72m
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:12
5:12
5:10
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
21
22
21
21
21
23
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
20
19
18
16
16
20
23
24
21
23
22
22
22
24
23
24
23
23
24
24
24
25
24
25
20
18
16
14
13
15
19
21
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
Energy kJ
36
35
28
145
179
200
204
171
168
168
171
175
178
182
182
182
133
130
130
102
88
86
86
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.5
ENE
10
0.4
NE
10
Energy kJ
9
14
52
23
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.9
ENE
6
1.2
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SSW
2
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.3
SSW
3
Energy kJ
27
24
45
269
204
100
96
1
1
4
5
3
3
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
173
173
173
95
95
582
582
582
193
193
95
95
0
0
8
0
0
133
86
86
86
86
86
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
4
8
6
4
4
5
6
5
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
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