Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 25 Mar 2026 AEST
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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 6PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 25). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)10s
Afternoon (25 Mar)3ft (0.9m)10s
Evening (25 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)101010101011111111111111111110101010101212121010
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)8586111143146130138176138138107105664443422020202322221918
Wind
(km/h)
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
E
5
E
5
SSE
5
SSW
5
ESE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
ononglassglasscross-
off
glasscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:32PM
2.06
2:40AM
2.67
3:17PM
2.03
4:06AM
2.73
4:43PM
2.16
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:44AM
1.17
7:33PM
1.01
9:28AM
1.17
9:09PM
1.05
10:55AM
1.03
10:36PM
0.96
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sat
28
Sunrise5:54-------5:54-------5:56-------
Sunset---5:55-------5:54-------5:53----
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202526262524242322242626252424242226292825221917
Feels °C (?)202525262526272625272826262424242327302923161312
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