
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (10 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 4PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (10 Aug) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
| Evening (10 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning). | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | NNE 6 | N 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NE 7 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 82 | 99 | 88 | 64 | 45 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 6:25AM2.16m | 7:03PM3.01m | 7:18AM2.29m | 7:49PM3.11m | 8:04AM2.41m | 8:31PM3.14m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 12:26PM0.43m | 1:36AM0.52m | 1:18PM0.30m | 2:18AM0.41m | 2:04PM0.23m | |||||||||||||||||
6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 13 | 17 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 15 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 13 | 20 | 18 | 15 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 18 | 10 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NNE 6 | N 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 4 | NE 7 |
54 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 45 | 20 | 23 | 25 | 33 | 25 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 6 | 3 | 8 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | ENE 9 | — | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 6 | NNW 5 | N 5 | NNW 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NE 7 | NNE 4 |
— | — | 32 | — | 8 | 20 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | NNW 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | — | — | — | NNW 3 | — | — | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 |
— | — | — | — | — | 30 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 8 | 8 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 6 | N 6 | — | SSW 2 | SSW 2 | — | — | — | N 4 | N 2 | NNW 2 | NNW 2 | NW 3 | — | — | — | N 3 | NW 3 | SSW 3 |
56 | 82 | 99 | 88 | 64 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 200 | 193 | 133 | 0 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 88 | 200 | 84 | 86 |
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