Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 11 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.4°C
0.4° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 12AM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)--
Afternoon (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s
Evening (12 Oct)2ft (0.6m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 26°C on Wed morning, min 21°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
11
Monday
12
Tuesday
13
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
8
0.7
NE
7
0.7
NE
7
0.6
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
1
N
4
1
N
4
0.4
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
23
24
25
27
27
20
19
18
19
22
20
30
45
54
53
50
29
35
40
27
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
20
NNW
25
N
30
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:41PM2.61m
9:07AM2.86m
9:10PM2.48m
9:40AM2.80m
9:40PM2.33m
Low Tide
2:47PM0.52m
2:49AM0.40m
3:21PM0.62m
3:18AM0.46m
3:57PM0.75m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
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Temp °C
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
22
22
21
21
22
24
24
23
22
22
Feels °C
23
24
24
24
24
25
24
24
24
23
23
24
23
23
23
23
22
21
23
23
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