Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (20 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Sun 19 | Monday 20 | Tuesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 88 | 92 | 80 | 100 | 105 | 109 | 126 | 235 | 214 | 223 | 274 | 260 | 202 | 160 | 154 | 125 | 122 | 107 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 00:16AM2.49m | 1:01PM2.20m | 1:03AM2.27m | 2:05PM2.17m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:59PM0.79m | 6:42AM0.69m | 6:53PM0.99m | 7:29AM0.77m | 7:58PM1.16m | |||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:31 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 88 | 92 | 78 | 100 | 105 | 100 | 126 | 235 | 214 | 223 | 274 | 260 | 202 | 160 | 154 | 125 | 122 | 107 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 5 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
| kJ | 61 | 61 | 80 | 79 | 87 | 109 | 120 | 77 | 83 | 96 | 115 | 114 | 100 | 77 | 59 | 54 | 44 | 49 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 788 | 541 | 684 | 637 | 509 | 509 | 509 | 428 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 |
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