Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.6°C
0.6° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 4PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Warm (max 22°C on Thu morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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
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
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.4
E
5
1.3
E
8
1.3
E
8
0.7
NE
8
1.2
E
8
1.2
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
83
73
78
70
116
111
135
135
143
104
187
213
67
190
207
88
258
243
249
232
232
203
Wind (km/h)
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
6:42AM2.33m
6:54PM2.78m
7:13AM2.53m
7:26PM2.86m
7:45AM2.71m
7:58PM2.89m
Low Tide
12:39PM0.62m
1:15AM0.51m
1:15PM0.48m
1:43AM0.39m
1:51PM0.37m
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:37
5:37
5:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:46
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
20
21
22
21
20
19
19
18
19
20
21
20
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
19
Feels °C
16
18
18
17
17
16
16
16
15
15
17
16
16
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
17
17
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