
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (21 Jul):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 7PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (21 Jul) | - | - |
| Afternoon (21 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Evening (21 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 17°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 21 | Wednesday 22 | Thursday 23 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 10 | E 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
160 | 114 | 240 | 235 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 81 | 153 | 124 | 124 | 98 | 115 | 96 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 64 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | 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 | cross-on | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:05PM2.17m | 1:58AM2.07m | 3:14PM2.19m | 3:02AM1.93m | 4:24PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 7:58PM1.16m | 8:23AM0.84m | 9:19PM1.26m | 9:23AM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 19 |
Feels °C | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | E 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 |
160 | 114 | 65 | 64 | 83 | 81 | 81 | 29 | 153 | 124 | 124 | 98 | 115 | 96 | 73 | 71 | 70 | 68 | 67 | 64 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | — | — | — | NE 10 | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | 15 | — | — | — | 24 | — | 81 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | E 5 | E 10 | E 10 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | SSE 3 | — | — | ESE 2 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 2 | SSE 2 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | — | — |
43 | 45 | 240 | 235 | 48 | 37 | 28 | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 376 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 132 | 86 | 132 | 86 | 86 | 0 | 86 | 86 | 86 |
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