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Elliott Heads Surf Forecast
/ QLD – North Coast (14 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 12 May 2026 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
22.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C colder than average for this time of year)How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 7PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | - | - |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 5s |
| Evening (12 May) | 4ft (1.2m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastModerate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 19°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 7 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | |
75 | 122 | 74 | 74 | 83 | 54 | 77 | 92 | 106 | 78 | 64 | 67 | 53 | 74 | 74 | 113 | 100 | 66 | 64 | 53 | 60 | 94 | 102 | 62 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 5:12PM2.48m | 5:20AM2.62m | 5:56PM2.71m | 6:05AM2.66m | 6:39PM2.93m | 6:48AM2.67m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:57AM0.73m | 11:13PM0.87m | 11:38AM0.58m | 00:05AM0.72m | 12:18PM0.44m | 00:54AM0.60m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | 6:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — |
 | — | 5:15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 |
1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 21 |
17 | 17 | 18 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | NE 12 | E 11 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 8 | NE 8 |
 kJ | 37 | 28 | 38 | 29 | 28 | 54 | 38 | 5 | 2 | 33 | 34 | 43 | 53 | 42 | 43 | 3 | 14 | 56 | 64 | 44 | 44 | 94 | 102 | 62 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 12 | ENE 12 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 11 | E 11 | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 6 | — | NE 6 | — | — | — | NE 5 | — |
| kJ | — | 6 | 14 | 9 | 10 | — | 13 | 3 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 8 | — | — | — | 6 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | ENE 12 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 14 | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 6 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 |
| kJ | 75 | 122 | 74 | 74 | 83 | 54 | 77 | 92 | 106 | 78 | 64 | 67 | 53 | 74 | 74 | 113 | 100 | 66 | 48 | 53 | 60 | 12 | 10 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 376 | 376 | 509 | 376 | 509 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 173 | 376 | 376 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 376 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 |
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