Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 04 May 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
22.9° C
(Which is 1.6°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 1AM is: 0.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Afternoon (05 May)2.5ft (0.8m)11s
Evening (05 May)2.5ft (0.7m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Tue morning, min 19°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
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
1 PM
4 PM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
173
97
103
202
140
138
158
158
105
78
78
117
95
94
92
68
68
68
68
78
67
65
56
55
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
S
15
S
20
S
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
10
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
on
on
High Tide
10:01PM2.82m
9:58AM2.16m
10:41PM2.73m
10:41AM2.03m
11:26PM2.63m
11:35AM1.92m
Low Tide
4:28AM0.96m
4:01PM0.75m
5:14AM1.05m
4:40PM0.88m
6:07AM1.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
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6:13
6:13
6:13
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5:19
5:19
5:17
Temp °C
22
22
21
20
19
23
24
23
23
22
21
20
19
22
24
24
22
22
20
20
19
21
23
23
21
23
22
21
19
24
24
22
23
23
22
20
19
21
23
23
21
23
21
21
20
22
24
24
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
11
0.9
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.8
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.6
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.7
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
40
97
103
202
140
138
158
158
105
78
78
117
95
94
92
68
68
68
68
78
67
65
56
55
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.4
SSE
4
0.4
E
4
0.2
E
3
Energy kJ
3
9
8
5
5
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
6
Energy kJ
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
10
0.6
ESE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
E
4
0.5
E
4
0.3
SE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.3
SSE
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
0.5
ESE
4
Energy kJ
173
12
3
4
1
2
5
2
6
7
1
1
1
2
2
7
8
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
132
173
132
132
132
132
132
132
132
132
132
86
132
173
173
173
132
132
132
84
86
86
84
86
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
5
9
5
9
5
6
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