Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
23.2°C
0.2° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 10PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)--
Afternoon (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)6s
Evening (22 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 45mm), heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 24°C on Sun morning, min 20°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
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Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.2
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
0.9
NNE
5
1.1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NE
5
1.1
NE
5
1
NNE
5
1
NNE
5
0.6
ENE
6
0.8
NNE
5
1
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
67
86
83
68
58
66
68
68
69
69
44
58
72
57
72
49
49
26
32
61
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
15
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:38PM2.61m
6:08AM2.50m
6:16PM2.69m
6:43AM2.72m
6:52PM2.74m
Low Tide
11:27AM0.89m
00:01AM0.65m
12:10PM0.73m
00:33AM0.51m
12:51PM0.59m
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
cloud
cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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5:09
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5:09
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5:58
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5:59
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5:59
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 mm
4
3
3
3
2
4
3
2
1
—
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1
1
1
1
2
3
5
2
1
Temp °C
22
21
21
21
21
21
21
22
23
23
22
22
22
22
22
22
20
20
20
21
Feels °C
20
20
20
20
21
21
21
21
22
22
21
22
22
22
22
22
21
21
21
21
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