Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.4° C
2.8° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 4AM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (03 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Evening (03 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
5
0.9
ENE
5
0.9
E
6
0.9
ENE
7
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
E
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.6
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
89
42
45
60
77
77
58
50
45
40
27
35
47
27
36
48
17
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
S
10
SE
10
E
15
ENE
15
E
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:43PM2.81m
11:10AM2.46m
11:25PM2.65m
12:03PM2.44m
Low Tide
4:27PM0.46m
5:07AM0.44m
5:13PM0.58m
5:49AM0.49m
6:07PM0.74m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
19
18
17
16
16
18
19
19
18
18
17
15
15
18
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
15
15
13
13
14
14
15
14
15
15
14
13
16
16
16
16
17
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