Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
24.1°C
1.0° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 11PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)6s
Evening (15 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 21°C on Thu afternoon, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
ENE
5
1.3
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.4
ENE
6
1.3
E
5
1.4
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
144
105
90
92
103
91
69
64
64
59
71
65
55
51
66
106
126
126
99
119
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
30
E
30
E
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
10:55AM2.59m
10:49PM2.01m
11:43AM2.47m
11:40PM1.85m
12:44PM2.36m
Low Tide
5:20PM1.04m
4:55AM0.84m
6:16PM1.16m
5:41AM1.00m
7:30PM1.23m
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5:16
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5:15
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1
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Temp °C
21
21
20
20
20
20
19
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
16
17
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
15
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