Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 9 am 23 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
20.4° C

1.8°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (23 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jun, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2PM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am June 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Evening (23 Jun)1.5ft (0.5m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
23
Wednesday
24
Thursday
25
Fri
26
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
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.9
SE
4
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.9
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
ENE
6
1.1
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
26
27
28
28
28
21
14
27
18
18
23
38
35
34
27
20
20
33
52
36
36
31
54
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:03PM2.27m
3:57AM2.16m
5:00PM2.39m
4:51AM2.10m
5:49PM2.51m
Low Tide
9:28AM0.79m
10:05PM1.14m
10:20AM0.76m
11:14PM1.11m
11:07AM0.72m
00:11AM1.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:08
5:08
5:09
5:09
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
19
19
19
18
17
16
15
17
19
19
18
17
17
16
15
17
20
19
18
17
17
18
Feels °C
10
12
16
17
16
15
14
13
12
14
15
15
14
14
14
13
11
13
16
15
15
15
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
E
5
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.2
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
6
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
ENE
6
Energy kJ
29
26
27
28
28
28
21
14
27
18
18
11
3
3
3
27
20
20
9
8
36
36
31
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
7
0.1
SW
4
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
Energy kJ
13
1
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
3
0.3
S
3
0.2
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SSE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
1.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
3
9
11
3
3
6
11
23
38
35
34
16
14
13
33
52
18
11
8
54
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
Distance (km)
84
173
173
173
173
173
132
182
198
376
376
376
173
173
173
173
376
376
376
173
173
173
368
173
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
9
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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