Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.4°C
0.6° 

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 (07 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 7PM is: 0.3m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.6m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)--
Afternoon (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.4m)8s
Evening (07 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.3
ENE
8
0.7
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
5
1
ESE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
27
13
18
28
39
67
78
60
50
37
29
24
20
26
19
19
19
14
16
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
10
E
15
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:22PM2.85m
6:47AM2.60m
7:03PM2.86m
7:26AM2.74m
7:39PM2.81m
Low Tide
12:06PM0.58m
00:46AM0.47m
12:53PM0.48m
1:21AM0.39m
1:34PM0.44m
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cloud
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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2
2
1
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Temp °C
23
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
24
19
18
19
18
16
16
16
17
16
17
16
17
18
20
19
21
20
20
21
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