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Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
24.5°C
0.8° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 3AM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm October 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)2ft (0.6m)5s
Afternoon (31 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Evening (31 Oct)1.5ft (0.5m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 20°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
4
0.7
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.6
ENE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.5
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.6
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
25
22
17
14
17
17
17
13
13
13
9
9
9
15
11
11
9
8
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
E
10
E
5
NNE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
N
15
N
20
N
25
N
20
N
15
N
Wind State
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
11:27PM2.13m
12:17PM2.80m
00:48AM2.00m
1:35PM2.69m
Low Tide
5:45PM0.81m
5:26AM0.69m
6:59PM0.91m
6:39AM0.87m
8:21PM0.93m
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cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
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Temp °C
22
22
21
21
20
21
21
22
22
22
22
21
22
23
24
23
22
22
Feels °C
20
21
21
23
20
21
21
22
21
22
22
21
23
23
23
21
21
23
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