Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.9° 

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 (20 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 3s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with N swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 7PM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a North direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)--
Afternoon (20 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)3s
Evening (20 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
3
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.3
N
4
0.4
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.1
NE
10
0.1
NE
10
0.2
N
3
0.1
N
10
0.4
ENE
3
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
E
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5
8
9
6
6
5
5
4
4
5
6
6
4
4
4
1
2
4
6
10
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NW
10
NW
10
NW
15
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
5
W
5
S
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
4:11PM2.27m
4:40AM1.78m
5:06PM2.39m
5:32AM1.95m
5:47PM2.53m
Low Tide
11:07PM1.14m
10:22AM1.07m
11:50PM0.97m
11:19AM0.93m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:41
5:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
Temp °C
20
21
19
19
18
18
17
20
21
21
19
19
19
18
17
20
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
17
19
18
18
17
18
17
19
19
19
17
18
19
19
17
19
20
20
19
20
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