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Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia
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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
22.1° 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 5PM is: 0.6m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 7s |
| Afternoon (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 6s |
| Evening (16 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 5s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
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Short Range ForecastHeavy rain (total 24mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sat morning, min 19°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Saturday 16 | Sunday 17 | Monday 18 | Tue 19 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
41 | 25 | 24 | 30 | 28 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 29 | 36 | 36 | 50 | 51 | 305 | 80 | 319 | 80 | 90 | 325 | 314 | 192 | 164 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | |
High Tide | 7:32AM2.64m | 8:07PM3.20m | 8:16AM2.57m | 8:53PM3.23m | 9:03AM2.46m | 9:42PM3.19m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 1:39PM0.28m | 2:31AM0.51m | 2:22PM0.28m | 3:21AM0.55m | 3:06PM0.34m | |||||||||||||||||||
6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | |
— | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:12 | — | — | — | 5:12 | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 18 | 21 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 22 |
17 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 22 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 6 | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 5 | E 4 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
41 | 25 | 24 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 10 | 12 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 36 | 36 | 21 | 21 | 34 | 80 | — | 80 | 51 | 192 | 192 | 192 | 164 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 8 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | — | — | — | ENE 10 | — | — | — | — |
2 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 20 | — | 9 | 9 | 50 | 51 | 61 | — | — | — | 80 | — | — | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 10 | NE 9 | NE 8 | — | NE 9 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
2 | 3 | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | E 6 | E 6 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | — | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 5 | — |
3 | 4 | 2 | 30 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 29 | 21 | 21 | — | 40 | 305 | 49 | 319 | 65 | 90 | 325 | 314 | 29 | — | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 132 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 376 | 95 | 376 | 582 | 623 | 623 | 200 | 193 | 193 | 0 |
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