Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.9°C
0.7° 

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 (02 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 8PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 02). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Oct)--
Afternoon (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Evening (02 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 17°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
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Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
51
65
85
85
65
63
62
47
47
48
47
62
73
88
88
70
71
81
105
113
Wind (km/h)
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
ENE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
12:25PM2.66m
00:46AM1.97m
1:52PM2.56m
2:29AM1.89m
3:22PM2.58m
Low Tide
7:00PM0.95m
6:48AM0.80m
8:36PM1.01m
8:21AM0.90m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
18
17
19
21
21
20
20
19
19
20
21
21
21
20
20
Feels °C
18
17
17
18
19
17
17
18
20
20
19
20
19
19
21
21
20
20
19
20
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