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Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Wednesday 10 Dec 2025 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
27.5° C
(Which is 1.8°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 5PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm December 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (10 Dec) | - | - |
| Afternoon (10 Dec) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Evening (10 Dec) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 11 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 11 | 6 |
Wave (?)Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ (?) | 29 | 22 | 41 | 51 | 46 | 43 | 54 | 59 | 81 | 36 | 56 | 52 | 53 | 58 | 70 | 76 | 74 | 225 | 43 | 64 | 34 | 31 | 47 | 28 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross- on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on |
High Tide / height (m) | 12:39PM 2.76 | 1:20AM 2.12 | 1:37PM 2.60 | 2:30AM 2.16 | 2:36PM 2.48 | 3:36AM 2.26 | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide / height (m) | 7:18PM 0.95 | 7:00AM 1.10 | 8:15PM 0.97 | 8:10AM 1.22 | 9:11PM 0.96 | 9:24AM 1.27 | ||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4:52 | - |
| Sunset | - | 6:30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:31 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:32 | - | - | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Temp. °C | 26 | 27 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 27 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Feels °C (?) | 25 | 25 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
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