Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
24.4°C
0.6° 

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 (01 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 6PM is: 0.5m 3s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm November 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (01 Nov)1.5ft (0.5m)3s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Tue afternoon. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WNW on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue afternoon).

Sun
1
Monday
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Tuesday
3
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
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
7
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
N
4
1.1
N
4
0.1
NE
10
1.1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
11
11
6
6
9
10
7
10
19
21
4
7
5
16
17
17
28
48
4
55
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
20
NNW
15
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
NW
5
WNW
20
NNW
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
35
N
20
N
10
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
1:35PM2.69m
2:21AM2.01m
2:54PM2.65m
3:43AM2.14m
4:04PM2.65m
Low Tide
8:21PM0.93m
8:06AM0.96m
9:38PM0.86m
9:33AM0.95m
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
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Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
24
25
23
23
22
22
22
22
24
25
24
22
21
Feels °C
22
22
22
22
22
23
22
24
24
22
25
23
23
23
22
23
23
21
22
23
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