Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.6°C
0.2° 

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 (12 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 8AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Sep)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)6s
Evening (12 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 21°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
12
Sunday
13
Monday
14
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
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
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
5
1
E
7
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
89
33
42
34
53
53
41
39
31
34
31
38
38
22
28
36
38
30
36
34
36
34
28
Wind (km/h)
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
High Tide
9:00AM2.73m
9:14PM2.81m
9:34AM2.72m
9:44PM2.65m
10:08AM2.66m
Low Tide
2:58AM0.32m
3:07PM0.35m
3:27AM0.35m
3:42PM0.47m
3:56AM0.42m
4:18PM0.64m
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:50
5:50
5:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
17
19
20
20
18
18
17
16
15
19
20
20
20
19
19
17
17
19
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
15
14
15
15
16
16
15
16
15
14
12
16
16
16
16
17
17
15
15
17
18
18
18
18
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