Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
19.3° C
2.4° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 8PM is: 1.0m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (08 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
E
4
0.2
ENE
10
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
E
5
0.2
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
29
38
40
25
18
18
18
17
17
23
28
12
12
11
11
11
12
9
9
10
12
12
10
11
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
2:58PM2.35m
3:04AM2.23m
4:10PM2.49m
4:15AM2.16m
5:16PM2.68m
5:23AM2.16m
Low Tide
9:01PM1.01m
9:25AM0.65m
10:26PM0.98m
10:30AM0.58m
11:43PM0.87m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:14
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
20
18
16
16
15
14
17
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
16
18
18
17
17
16
15
14
16
Feels °C
15
15
14
13
12
12
11
14
14
14
14
14
13
12
12
14
15
15
15
16
15
14
12
16
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