Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.9°C
0.8° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 6PM is: 0.8m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Afternoon (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Evening (04 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 19°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
90
90
98
107
145
115
113
113
115
94
80
76
86
86
65
83
71
54
53
45
30
30
Wind (km/h)
15
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
15
NE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNW
15
W
Wind State
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
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
3:22PM2.58m
4:03AM2.00m
4:36PM2.68m
5:12AM2.20m
5:35PM2.78m
Low Tide
8:21AM0.90m
10:10PM0.92m
9:54AM0.86m
11:17PM0.75m
11:09AM0.72m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
light rain
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5:24
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Temp °C
20
20
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
20
19
20
21
20
21
21
21
22
21
20
20
19
21
21
21
21
21
20
19
20
20
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