Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.2°C
0.3° 

Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (26 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2PM is: 0.6m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s
Evening (26 Oct)2ft (0.6m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 21°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NNE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.9
N
5
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.8
NNE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.6
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
6
0.6
N
4
0.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
110
127
43
35
34
34
41
57
32
42
41
30
23
37
23
16
16
16
15
11
9
6
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
20
NNW
25
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NW
15
NW
10
W
10
S
15
ESE
10
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
NE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
N
5
NW
10
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:58AM3.06m
8:08PM2.72m
8:39AM3.14m
8:49PM2.62m
9:23AM3.15m
9:33PM2.48m
Low Tide
2:14PM0.45m
2:16AM0.25m
2:59PM0.46m
2:56AM0.28m
3:48PM0.55m
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clear
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thunderstorm
thunderstorm
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5:07
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5:05
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6:00
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1
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1
1
2
1
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1
1
1
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1
1
2
6
17
Temp °C
22
24
25
25
23
23
23
23
22
23
25
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
23
24
23
21
Feels °C
23
24
24
25
23
24
25
25
24
24
27
24
25
25
25
25
25
24
25
26
26
23
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