Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 24 Feb 2026 AEST
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Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
27.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 10PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 24). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)--
Afternoon (24 Feb)4ft (1.2m)8s
Evening (24 Feb)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.3
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.7
ENE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
1.2
SE
0.9
SSE
1.1
E
1
E
Period(s) (?)888588888889999999555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)15919720282181228234164164184645012114911911615770667471375146
Wind
(km/h)
25
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:38PM
2.23
2:54AM
2.66
3:15PM
2.11
4:21AM
2.76
4:46PM
2.16
5:32AM
2.93
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:52PM
0.95
9:28AM
1.26
9:20PM
0.99
11:07AM
1.14
10:45PM
0.91
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Friday
27
Sunrise------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-
Sunset-6:24-------6:23-------6:22------
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
Rain (mm)
1---1-1-------------1111
Temp. °C262726252524242627272524232322262727252524242526
Feels °C (?)252625252625242525252323222321242424222322232626
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