Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.3° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 5AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (08 Sep)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (08 Sep)3ft (0.9m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 21°C on Tue morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Mainly strong winds.

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
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
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
9
0.4
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
32
22
35
33
37
30
30
41
27
33
34
29
18
19
13
8
9
8
Wind (km/h)
20
E
5
ESE
5
SSE
10
S
15
S
10
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
SE
25
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
High Tide
5:58PM2.83m
6:21AM2.26m
6:48PM2.96m
7:07AM2.44m
7:30PM3.02m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.61m
12:20PM0.47m
1:17AM0.46m
1:09PM0.34m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:54
5:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
17
16
19
21
20
19
19
19
17
17
19
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
17
20
19
17
15
18
19
18
15
16
17
15
16
17
18
18
18
19
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