Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 08 Mar 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
27.2° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Afternoon (08 Mar)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (08 Mar)1.5ft (0.5m)7s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
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 (?)
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.5
NE
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.8
N
0.7
N
0.7
N
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.3
ESE
0.7
N
0.6
N
0.5
N
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
1.2
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.4
ENE
0.5
E
Period(s) (?)777777666665567889955595
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4342383231233944493940658211154483332325746332614
Wind
(km/h)
10
N
15
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NNE
25
S
10
S
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
40
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:57AM
2.46
11:42PM
2.55
11:32AM
2.25
12:36AM
2.43
12:18PM
2.05
1:49AM
2.35
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:07AM
1.05
5:14PM
0.86
5:50AM
1.24
5:51PM
1.00
6:48AM
1.41
6:39PM
1.14
Sunday
08
Monday
09
Tuesday
10
Wed
11
Sunrise5:47-------5:48-------5:48-------
Sunset---6:14-------6:13-------6:12----
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
mod rain
heavy rain
thunderstorm
heavy rain
heavy rain
mod rain
mod rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
44481736591410812441411---------
Temp. °C242424242424212324232323232323222225262625242221
Feels °C (?)272627282827202625242320222323222224252424242221
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