Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 10 Apr 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
25.0° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 7AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 0.6m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (10 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)14s
Evening (10 Apr)2ft (0.6m)14s

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


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Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NNE
0.4
NNE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.8
NE
0.8
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
Period(s) (?)131212121314141313131212131313141313131313131314
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)132122965655539614211320910198108116120127154149205202172151151161
Wind
(km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
N
5
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
20
NNW
15
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
10
SSW
0
W
5
WNW
10
WSW
20
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononononglassglassglasscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
glassglasscross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:22AM
2.38
3:02PM
1.84
3:36AM
2.44
4:16PM
1.98
4:33AM
2.55
5:07PM
2.18
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:16AM
1.32
8:33PM
1.27
10:25AM
1.18
9:55PM
1.19
11:11AM
1.02
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise--6:01-------6:01-------6:03-----
Sunset-----5:39-------5:38-------5:37--
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C222221232424242322222124242423232221212628292623
Feels °C (?)232322232424242324242326232322222121212529292518
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