Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.7° C
2.5° 

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 (31 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2AM is: 0.5m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Afternoon (31 Jul)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (31 Jul)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
31
Saturday
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
6
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
E
5
0.9
ENE
6
1
E
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
0.8
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
19
12
25
24
30
30
29
26
48
78
56
103
55
32
52
55
51
71
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
8:59PM2.97m
9:10AM2.35m
9:31PM2.97m
9:46AM2.42m
Low Tide
3:26AM0.50m
3:08PM0.38m
3:57AM0.45m
3:46PM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:24
 mm
1
Temp °C
18
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
14
15
17
20
20
19
16
Feels °C
15
16
15
14
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
10
11
13
15
15
15
13
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