Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.5°C
0.3° 

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 (11 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 1PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (11 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (11 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
11
Saturday
12
Sunday
13
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)
1.2
E
5
1.2
E
5
1.1
E
5
1.1
E
5
1
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
E
7
1.1
E
5
0.9
E
5
0.8
E
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
6
0.8
E
6
0.7
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
0.8
ESE
4
0.7
ENE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
85
78
65
59
49
32
33
55
64
41
49
55
55
52
41
31
31
32
39
50
22
24
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
S
20
S
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:25AM2.68m
8:42PM2.94m
9:00AM2.73m
9:14PM2.81m
9:34AM2.72m
9:44PM2.65m
Low Tide
2:30PM0.28m
2:58AM0.32m
3:07PM0.35m
3:27AM0.35m
3:42PM0.47m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:52
5:50
5:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
19
19
18
17
15
16
18
20
19
19
19
18
16
16
19
20
20
19
19
Feels °C
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
13
14
15
17
16
17
17
16
14
14
16
17
16
15
16
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