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Elliott Heads Surf Forecast
/ QLD – North Coast (14 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 23 Mar 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
26.5° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 5PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 13s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (23 Mar) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 5s |
| Evening (23 Mar) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 9s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 64 | 59 | 51 | 52 | 56 | 44 | 45 | 64 | 65 | 65 | 47 | 47 | 58 | 83 | 80 | 50 | 85 | 100 | 322 | 347 | 347 | 353 | 304 | 283 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | on | cross- on | cross- on |
High Tide / height (m) | 11:04AM 2.52 | 11:51PM 2.86 | 12:05PM 2.26 | 1:08AM 2.72 | 1:32PM 2.06 | 2:40AM 2.67 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 5:12AM 0.79 | 5:15PM 0.66 | 6:17AM 1.01 | 6:14PM 0.85 | 7:44AM 1.17 | 7:33PM 1.01 | ||||||||||||||||||
Monday 23 | Tuesday 24 | Wednesday 25 | Thu 26 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:54 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 5:58 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:57 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 5:55 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | 1 | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 |
| Feels °C (?) | 21 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 27 | 26 |
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