Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.6° C
2.6° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 12PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Afternoon (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s
Evening (30 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
31
Saturday
1
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)
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.6
E
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
E
5
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.1
E
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
26
27
21
21
20
19
11
32
23
23
42
41
30
28
50
65
67
61
61
48
53
55
37
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
S
20
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:36AM2.26m
8:59PM2.97m
9:10AM2.35m
9:31PM2.97m
9:46AM2.42m
Low Tide
2:57AM0.57m
2:33PM0.41m
3:26AM0.50m
3:08PM0.38m
3:57AM0.45m
3:46PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
15
18
20
20
18
18
16
16
16
18
18
18
17
18
18
16
15
17
19
18
18
16
Feels °C
17
14
12
14
15
16
16
18
14
14
13
14
13
14
13
15
14
12
11
12
14
14
15
13
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