Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
26.6° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 9AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (22 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (22 Mar)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
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
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 (?)
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.8
E
1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
ESE
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
1.1
ESE
1.2
SE
1.1
SE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
1.1
SE
0.5
ENE
Period(s) (?)141414555555514141455599999959
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)313434294757554259453636425265516265757676695550
Wind
(km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:02PM
3.09
10:16AM
2.77
10:52PM
3.00
11:04AM
2.52
11:51PM
2.86
12:05PM
2.26
Low Tide
/ height (m)
4:18AM
0.60
4:28PM
0.51
5:12AM
0.79
5:15PM
0.66
6:17AM
1.01
6:14PM
0.85
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--5:54-------5:54-------5:54-----
Sunset-----5:59-------5:58-------5:57--
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
321221--1---------------
Temp. °C222222242525242322222125252524222221212426262423
Feels °C (?)222322232323222221212023222222202120202224252222
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