Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 10 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.9° C
2.3° 

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 (10 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with N swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 4PM is: 1.2m 6s primary swell from a North direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Afternoon (10 Aug)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (10 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Monday
10
Tuesday
11
Wednesday
12
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
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
5
1.3
NNE
5
1.3
N
5
1.2
N
6
1
N
6
0.9
NNE
6
0.6
N
5
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.2
ENE
9
0.3
NE
7
0.3
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
56
82
99
88
64
45
20
23
25
33
25
18
18
18
17
16
16
14
14
8
8
8
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
25
NNW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
WNW
10
N
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
ENE
10
NNE
20
NNE
10
NW
30
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:25AM2.16m
7:03PM3.01m
7:18AM2.29m
7:49PM3.11m
8:04AM2.41m
8:31PM3.14m
Low Tide
12:26PM0.43m
1:36AM0.52m
1:18PM0.30m
2:18AM0.41m
2:04PM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:20
6:20
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:29
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
22
22
22
20
17
16
13
13
17
22
21
18
19
17
16
16
18
19
19
19
16
Feels °C
18
20
19
20
19
15
12
9
9
13
20
18
15
16
14
14
14
16
16
15
18
10
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