Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.9° C
2.4° 

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 (17 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SSE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s
Evening (17 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.4
NE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
7
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
1
SE
4
1.1
SE
4
1
SE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.4
ENE
7
0.3
ENE
9
0.5
E
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
41
30
20
23
14
19
29
40
45
37
26
17
16
18
15
39
51
38
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SSE
25
SSE
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
25
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:11PM3.06m
10:29AM2.35m
10:52PM2.90m
11:16AM2.31m
Low Tide
4:39AM0.45m
4:25PM0.43m
5:19AM0.52m
5:11PM0.60m
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:17
5:17
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
16
14
14
15
18
19
19
17
15
15
14
13
17
21
22
19
18
Feels °C
12
11
10
11
12
14
14
14
13
11
12
10
9
12
17
18
15
13
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