Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
19.3° C
1.8° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 11PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)6s
Evening (16 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.4
E
6
1.4
E
6
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
9
1.3
ENE
6
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
7
1.2
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
30
31
20
28
36
33
45
42
87
74
71
121
125
112
263
109
92
77
127
227
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:42AM2.49m
10:53PM2.60m
11:23AM2.41m
11:27PM2.38m
12:10PM2.31m
Low Tide
4:44PM0.58m
5:12AM0.54m
5:25PM0.78m
5:47AM0.65m
6:11PM1.00m
rain showers
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:31
5:31
 mm
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
17
17
15
15
18
19
19
19
17
18
18
17
19
20
19
18
16
Feels °C
16
14
14
14
14
12
13
14
14
14
15
14
14
15
14
15
15
15
14
14
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