Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Sunday 22 Feb 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
27.0° 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 10AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 22). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Feb)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (22 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (22 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s

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

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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 (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
Period(s) (?)567888888888888855888888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)506870123102102102102110107988989113461476972149157157219191228
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
15
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
ononononononononononononononononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:12PM
2.86
11:26AM
2.73
12:10AM
2.77
12:22PM
2.47
1:24AM
2.68
1:38PM
2.23
Low Tide
/ height (m)
5:23AM
0.78
5:45PM
0.68
6:24AM
1.00
6:40PM
0.82
7:45AM
1.20
7:52PM
0.95
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Sunrise--5:39-------5:39-------5:41-----
Sunset-----6:25-------6:24-------6:24--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
Rain (mm)
----------------1------1
Temp. °C252525262727262625252526272726252525252727272625
Feels °C (?)242424242526252525252525262625252424232525252524
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