Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
19.3° 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 (09 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 1PM is: 0.5m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.2m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Jul)1.5ft (0.5m)5s
Afternoon (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Evening (09 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sun
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.7
SE
4
0.6
SE
4
0.5
E
5
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
10
0.4
E
5
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
5
0.1
E
15
0.1
E
14
0.1
NE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
17
14
14
16
32
18
14
11
10
18
11
12
13
9
10
10
10
11
5
5
4
6
14
14
Wind (km/h)
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NE
10
N
5
NW
5
NW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
High Tide
4:10PM2.49m
4:15AM2.16m
5:16PM2.68m
5:23AM2.16m
6:15PM2.87m
Low Tide
9:25AM0.65m
10:26PM0.98m
10:30AM0.58m
11:43PM0.87m
11:31AM0.49m
00:47AM0.73m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:15
5:15
5:15
5:15
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
18
19
18
17
17
15
15
15
17
19
18
17
17
16
15
14
16
18
18
18
18
18
18
Feels °C
12
14
15
14
13
14
12
12
12
15
15
15
14
16
15
14
12
15
17
16
16
17
18
18
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