Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 08 Apr 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
25.1° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 12PM is: 0.4m 12s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 08). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)12s
Afternoon (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.4m)11s
Evening (08 Apr)1.5ft (0.5m)9s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.3
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.4
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.6
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.7
NNE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)1212121199121212111112121213121413131314131413
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)4037353235472135353332757269109103131114111106168156161183
Wind
(km/h)
10
S
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
11:48AM
1.95
1:00AM
2.41
1:15PM
1.83
2:22AM
2.38
3:02PM
1.84
3:36AM
2.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:25AM
1.30
5:54PM
1.11
7:45AM
1.37
7:03PM
1.24
9:16AM
1.32
8:33PM
1.27
Wednesday
08
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Sat
11
Sunrise6:01-------6:01-------6:01-------
Sunset---5:42-------5:40-------5:39----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C202324242424232221232525242323232224252524232321
Feels °C (?)212424242424242322232525242323232224252524232523
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