Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 10 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.2°C
0.5° 

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 (10 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 9AM is: 0.6m 4s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Sep)2ft (0.6m)4s
Afternoon (10 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Evening (10 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Thu morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Sat night).

Thursday
10
Friday
11
Saturday
12
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.6
E
4
0.5
E
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6
6
9
11
9
61
117
103
103
110
74
78
97
70
61
60
54
61
40
53
50
53
39
70
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
10
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
20
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
25
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
Wind State
glassy
cross
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
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:48AM2.59m
8:08PM3.01m
8:25AM2.68m
8:42PM2.94m
9:00AM2.73m
9:14PM2.81m
Low Tide
1:54AM0.36m
1:51PM0.28m
2:27AM0.32m
2:30PM0.28m
2:58AM0.32m
3:07PM0.35m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:52
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
19
18
17
18
16
19
19
18
18
18
17
19
20
20
19
19
17
16
16
19
20
20
20
19
Feels °C
19
17
15
15
14
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
15
14
16
15
14
14
16
16
16
17
16
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