Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 11 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
19.0° C
2.2° 

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 (11 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 8AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (11 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
Thursday
13
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)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NNE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
9
0.6
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
21
19
25
25
18
18
18
18
18
18
12
17
29
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
13
14
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
W
10
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SSW
5
ENE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
SW
20
S
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
7:18AM2.29m
7:49PM3.11m
8:04AM2.41m
8:31PM3.14m
8:45AM2.50m
9:09PM3.09m
Low Tide
1:36AM0.52m
1:18PM0.30m
2:18AM0.41m
2:04PM0.23m
2:56AM0.35m
2:46PM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
13
13
17
22
22
18
18
17
15
16
18
19
20
19
18
15
14
11
15
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
11
9
8
13
20
20
15
15
14
13
14
16
16
17
18
15
10
10
8
12
16
14
14
15
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