Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.4° C
2.8° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 9PM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)7s
Evening (04 Aug)1.5ft (0.4m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
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)
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
NE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
27
27
27
19
26
26
18
18
18
18
31
30
30
16
32
30
19
19
19
27
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
5
S
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
15
E
15
ENE
20
E
5
E
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
15
E
15
ESE
15
E
5
S
Wind State
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
on
cross
High Tide
12:03PM2.44m
00:14AM2.44m
1:07PM2.40m
1:15AM2.22m
2:26PM2.40m
Low Tide
6:07PM0.74m
6:38AM0.57m
7:14PM0.92m
7:38AM0.66m
8:41PM1.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
18
18
17
15
15
18
19
19
19
18
17
15
16
17
20
20
19
18
Feels °C
16
16
15
17
17
14
14
17
16
16
16
18
16
13
14
15
17
17
17
18
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