Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 3 am 04 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
19.7° C

2.2°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (04 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 11AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 2s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (04 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
4
Sunday
5
Monday
6
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)
1
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NE
9
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.7
ENE
6
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
0.7
ENE
8
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
57
45
43
29
25
24
17
42
20
20
27
40
95
103
95
60
64
74
121
143
138
110
94
74
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:35PM2.86m
10:54AM2.19m
11:16PM2.78m
11:43AM2.20m
00:01AM2.65m
12:40PM2.22m
Low Tide
5:07AM0.63m
4:48PM0.63m
5:48AM0.63m
5:36PM0.72m
6:33AM0.65m
6:33PM0.84m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:13
5:13
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
20
18
16
18
20
21
19
18
17
17
16
20
20
20
19
17
16
16
15
18
19
18
17
16
Feels °C
18
14
12
14
16
18
16
16
15
14
13
15
14
15
15
14
13
13
11
12
13
12
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
NE
9
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
6
0.4
NE
10
0.4
NE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
15
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Energy kJ
57
45
43
29
25
24
13
42
20
20
26
40
25
22
35
59
44
44
8
8
8
59
37
47
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
10
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
10
0.3
ENE
9
0.1
NE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
E
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
15
0.1
NE
15
0.1
NE
14
0.1
NE
14
0.2
ENE
14
Energy kJ
10
11
10
17
7
15
2
12
2
4
8
8
8
19
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
10
0.2
ENE
12
0.1
NE
12
Energy kJ
4
4
4
7
4
14
6
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.8
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
6
1.5
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
5
1.6
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
2
10
14
19
19
27
31
95
103
95
60
64
74
121
143
138
110
94
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
4
2
2
Distance (km)
0
86
84
173
173
132
173
132
132
173
173
173
416
376
370
376
509
376
376
509
509
1104
376
376
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
6
4
4
5
7
4
5
5
7
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
8
5
8
7
6
6
5
6
4
5
5
9
9
9
8
7
5
5
5
6
5
6
8
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