Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
19.0° C
2.2° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2AM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)7s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)7s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 16°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
19
Thursday
20
Friday
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
Rating
(10 max)
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
7
0.9
E
7
1
ENE
5
1
ENE
7
1
ENE
8
1
E
8
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
91
83
81
72
62
88
53
117
120
121
121
107
85
66
64
78
73
71
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
20
SSE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
S
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
00:54AM1.94m
2:21PM2.15m
2:08AM1.77m
3:43PM2.18m
Low Tide
7:10PM1.19m
7:17AM0.90m
8:35PM1.32m
8:24AM0.99m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:32
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
17
16
16
16
18
20
20
18
18
18
17
16
18
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
16
14
14
14
14
14
16
16
14
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
16
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