Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.2°C
0.3° 

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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2AM is: 0.4m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.7m 5s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)3ft (0.9m)5s
Afternoon (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (25 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
5
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.8
NNE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NE
6
1
NNE
5
1.2
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.7
ENE
8
1.2
NNE
5
1.1
NNE
5
1.1
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
1
N
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
31
30
30
31
42
75
48
78
53
59
77
66
108
55
55
37
45
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNE
20
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
N
25
NNW
25
NNW
20
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:52PM2.74m
7:19AM2.91m
7:29PM2.76m
7:58AM3.06m
8:08PM2.72m
Low Tide
1:05AM0.38m
1:32PM0.49m
1:39AM0.29m
2:14PM0.45m
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
thunderstorm
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
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 mm
3
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
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1
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1
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1
Temp °C
20
21
21
22
22
22
23
23
23
23
22
22
23
24
25
25
23
23
Feels °C
21
21
22
23
22
23
23
23
24
24
22
23
24
24
25
25
23
24
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