
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (15 Sep):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with ENE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with ENE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 11PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm September 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (15 Sep) | - | - |
| Afternoon (15 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 6s |
| Evening (15 Sep) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 15 | Wednesday 16 | Thursday 17 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | E 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 22 | 26 | 27 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 9 | 65 | 111 | 107 | 83 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 99 | 92 | 74 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:45AM2.57m | 10:44PM2.26m | 11:27AM2.44m | 11:19PM2.06m | 12:18PM2.31m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:56PM0.82m | 4:58AM0.65m | 5:39PM1.02m | 5:34AM0.80m | 6:37PM1.20m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 5:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 22 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 |
Feels °C | 18 | 18 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 21 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 6 | NE 12 | ENE 8 | NE 12 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 12 | NE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | NE 16 | NE 12 | NE 16 | NE 16 | NE 16 |
21 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 27 | 27 | 19 | 19 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 30 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 10 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 8 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 8 | NE 12 | — | NE 18 | NE 12 | NE 17 | N 11 | NE 16 | NE 12 | NE 12 | NE 12 |
6 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 5 | — | 12 | 5 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 4 | NE 12 | NE 8 | — | NE 8 | N 18 | — | N 18 | NE 18 | N 17 | N 16 | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | 6 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | — | 6 | 12 | 6 | 5 | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | NE 4 | — | — | — | — | E 3 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 |
— | 22 | 26 | 27 | 5 | — | — | — | — | 9 | 65 | 111 | 107 | 83 | 80 | 82 | 82 | 99 | 92 | 74 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 200 | 1867 | 193 | 174 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 1594 | 1594 | 1370 | 1227 | 505 | 370 | 173 | 376 | 684 | 509 | 376 | 173 |
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