Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 07 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.0°C
0.2° 

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):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 8s period with NE 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 9AM is: 0.5m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)8s
Afternoon (07 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)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 5mm), mostly falling on Wed afternoon. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 19°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
7
Thursday
8
Friday
9
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.5
NE
8
0.7
E
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.6
NNE
3
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
37
37
36
35
28
34
13
18
33
51
66
64
49
39
28
28
23
20
18
19
14
14
14
7
Wind (km/h)
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
SW
5
ESE
10
ENE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
10
NE
5
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:04AM2.41m
6:22PM2.85m
6:47AM2.60m
7:03PM2.86m
7:26AM2.74m
7:39PM2.81m
Low Tide
00:07AM0.59m
12:06PM0.58m
00:46AM0.47m
12:53PM0.48m
1:21AM0.39m
1:34PM0.44m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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thunderstorm
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cloud
light rain
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clear
clear
part cloud
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cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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5:52
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2
1
1
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1
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Temp °C
20
19
19
23
23
21
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
19
19
19
19
20
20
21
21
21
21
Feels °C
20
19
20
24
23
19
18
18
17
15
15
16
17
18
16
16
18
19
20
20
20
20
20
20
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