Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Monday 23 Feb 2026 AEST
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Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
27.4° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 12AM is: 1.0m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm February 23). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Feb)--
Afternoon (24 Feb)3ft (0.9m)8s
Evening (24 Feb)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


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Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.2
ENE
1.1
ENE
1.1
ENE
1
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
Period(s) (?)888555888888888888899999
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)10010346476466151155159197202167176181190164164154644912412612698
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononcross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
onononcross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:22PM
2.47
1:24AM
2.68
1:38PM
2.23
2:54AM
2.66
3:15PM
2.11
4:21AM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
6:40PM
0.82
7:45AM
1.20
7:52PM
0.95
9:28AM
1.26
9:20PM
0.99
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Thursday
26
Sunrise------5:41-------5:41-------5:41-
Sunset-6:24-------6:24-------6:23------
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------11-1---------
Temp. °C272826262525252627272625252424262727252423212226
Feels °C (?)272725252424242425252525252423252625232322202125
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