Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
19.0° C
2.2° 

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 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2PM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Afternoon (19 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (19 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
Friday
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)
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
7
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
E
5
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
114
111
136
138
39
83
83
64
62
48
112
112
112
118
99
99
34
96
99
81
73
21
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
1:08PM2.21m
00:54AM1.94m
2:21PM2.15m
2:08AM1.77m
3:43PM2.18m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.78m
7:10PM1.19m
7:17AM0.90m
8:35PM1.32m
8:24AM0.99m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
18
19
20
18
18
17
17
16
19
20
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
12
14
14
16
15
15
15
15
14
16
17
17
17
16
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