Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 18 Sep 2025 AEST
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Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
20.7° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 4PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)--
Afternoon (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (18 Sep)2ft (0.6m)8s

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

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Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.7
NE
0.8
NE
0.6
NE
0.7
NE
0.7
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.6
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)898888888888888877777888
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)719157686632535354435433312928282641313133393030
Wind
(km/h)
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
N
0
SSW
10
ENE
10
E
5
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
20
N
15
N
20
S
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
S
5
SW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrossglassonononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
glasscrosscross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:33PM
2.81
6:54AM
2.34
7:12PM
2.86
7:30AM
2.48
7:45PM
2.86
8:02AM
2.59
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:08PM
0.64
1:04AM
0.58
12:53PM
0.53
1:36AM
0.49
1:32PM
0.46
2:04AM
0.43
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Saturday
20
Sunday
21
Sunrise------5:43-------5:41-------5:41-
Sunset-5:44-------5:44-------5:45------
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------441---
Temp. °C242322212120202121212120202020232323181717171720
Feels °C (?)232223242322222220202121202020222022161818181820
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Eyeball surf reportRecent Eyeball Surf Reports for QLD - North Coast

  1. weather stationWind Update Still cross-shore at Elliott Heads (moderate winds from the NNE at Bundaberg Airport 19 km from Elliott Heads). 0.6m 8s swell from the NE with a 0.3m 3s local chop from the NNE. 2 swells combining to make bigger set waves.

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20 km/h
NNE
0.0
20.7
Air / Water (°C)
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