Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 9 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is

18.5° C

Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (13 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 12AM is: 0.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s
Evening (13 Jul)	0.5ft (0.2m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sun night, min 15°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue night, fresh winds from the SE by Wed afternoon).
	Sun 12		Monday 13								Tuesday 14								Wednesday 15
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	E 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	SE 4
Wave Graph
kJ	11	11	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	4	4	4	4	10	10	4	2	5	5	5	4	22
Wind (km/h)	NNW	W	SSW	S	SSW	S	E	NE	NNE	N	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSE	E	ENE	NE	ENE	S	SSW	S	S	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide		7:09PM3.04m				7:19AM2.25m				7:58PM3.15m				8:10AM2.31m				8:44PM3.20m				8:58AM2.35m
Low Tide				1:42AM0.59m				1:20PM0.30m				2:31AM0.49m				2:09PM0.25m				3:15AM0.43m				2:56PM0.25m


	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:16
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	20	19	17	16	18	20	20	19	19	19	19	18	19	20	20	20	20	18	16	15	17	19	18
Feels °C	20	19	17	14	13	15	17	18	18	19	19	19	18	19	20	19	19	21	17	14	10	12	14	13
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 10	N 3	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	—	NE 10	NE 10	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 5	NE 5
kJ	11	11	1	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	10	4	4	4	—	4	4	1	2	5	5	5	4	5
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	ENE 10	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 6	E 6	E 6	—	—	—	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	NE 6	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	—	—	10	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	4	10	10	4	1	2	2	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 6	E 6	—	—	E 6	E 5	N 6	E 10	N 9	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10	NE 10
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	1	1	1	2	2	4	4	4	4
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNW 3	N 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 5	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	NNE 3	—	—	—	SSE 3	SSE 3	SE 3	SE 4
kJ	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—	3	4	3	22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Castaways Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Double Island Point - East Side QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Crescent Head NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Fraser Island - Waddy Point QLD - North Coast	Scotts Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Shelly Beach NSW - Port Macquarie	North Haven NSW - Port Macquarie	Greenmount QLD - Gold Coast
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
Distance (km)	84	84	84	86	86	86	86	200	179	133	84	84	84	86	86	86	698	698	748	86	637	623	748	376
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast	Fraser Island - Indian Head	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck	Double Island Point - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast	Double Island Point - East Side	Fraser Island - Indian Head			Double Island Point - East Side	Double Island Point - East Side	Double Island Point - East Side	Fraser Island - Indian Head	Fraser Island - Indian Head	Fraser Island - Indian Head	Fraser Island - Indian Head				Fraser Island - Waddy Point
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Kingston Norfolk Island	Rocky Head WA - Far South	Kingston Norfolk Island	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Winkipop NSW - Sydney North Coast	Frazer Park NSW - Newcastle	Black Rock NSW - North Coast	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Bancoora VIC - Torquay	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bells Beach - Rincon VIC - Torquay	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	3	9	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	5	5	5	5	9	8	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Header Global	Barbel Point South Africa	Bluff Panama	El Gringo Chile	Ilot Sancho Mauritius	Chameau Mauritius	Black Rocks Mauritius	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Benkunqut Indonesia	Gas Bay Australia	Bancoora Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Lebu Chile	Point Roadnight Australia	Point Roadnight Australia	Buchupureo Chile	Cathedral Rock Australia	Fox River New Zealand	Fox River New Zealand	Cathedral Rock Australia	Cathedral Rock Australia	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	7	8	9	9	8	5	9	6	6	7	6	4	4

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