Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Friday 22 May 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
21.8° C
(Which is 1.9°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 10PM is: 0.5m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 13s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (22 May)1.5ft (0.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Fri afternoon, min 16°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Mon
25
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
7 AM
10 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
36
38
39
59
95
139
101
93
83
82
81
79
111
113
115
113
111
109
74
70
70
70
69
68
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
15
S
20
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
1:18PM2.03m
1:47AM2.64m
2:37PM2.08m
2:55AM2.55m
3:47PM2.20m
3:56AM2.49m
Low Tide
7:01PM0.94m
8:29AM0.87m
8:20PM1.02m
9:33AM0.83m
9:38PM1.04m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:22
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:10
5:09
5:09
5:09
Temp °C
23
23
21
18
17
16
16
20
23
23
21
19
18
17
16
20
22
22
21
19
18
19
18
21
19
20
18
14
13
12
13
16
19
19
17
15
15
14
13
17
20
20
20
17
16
18
17
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
10
0.5
ENE
13
0.6
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
13
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.6
ENE
12
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
0.5
ENE
11
Energy kJ
36
38
39
59
95
139
101
93
83
82
81
79
111
113
115
113
111
109
74
70
70
70
69
68
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.2
E
14
0.4
ENE
13
0.3
E
5
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.3
ENE
12
0.1
E
6
0.1
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
Energy kJ
2
2
15
53
5
7
6
30
1
1
15
15
14
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
1
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.5
SE
5
0.9
SE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
S
4
0.5
S
4
0.5
S
3
0.6
SSE
3
0.8
SE
4
1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
4
0.9
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.5
SE
4
0.6
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
Energy kJ
5
3
11
27
16
13
6
5
8
24
41
29
26
14
6
6
4
4
7
8
13
7
5
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
2
5
5
5
2
5
2
2
4
4
6
7
7
6
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
3
Distance (km)
1068
1068
1173
684
173
173
95
370
998
998
1067
509
173
173
173
173
376
173
173
173
173
132
86
132
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
5
5
6
6
8
5
4
4
4
5
6
7
7
6
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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