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Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Tuesday 03 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
27.5° C
 (Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 6AM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 18s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am February 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Feb)6ft (1.8m)6s
Afternoon (03 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)6s
Evening (03 Feb)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.6
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.8
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.7
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.6
ESE
1.5
E
1.4
E
1.3
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
0.7
ENE
1
E
0.9
ENE
1
E
0.5
ENE
1.1
E
Period(s) (?)566666666555555588888885
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)14924722221421417917917912699128124104838365159138541371181443953
Wind
(km/h)
45
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
9:29AM
3.25
9:44PM
2.65
10:04AM
3.12
10:22PM
2.64
10:37AM
2.96
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:05AM
0.50
3:53PM
0.62
3:43AM
0.58
4:26PM
0.66
4:21AM
0.71
4:59PM
0.72
Tuesday
03
Wednesday
04
Thursday
05
Sunrise--5:26-------5:28-------5:28-----
Sunset-----6:38-------6:38-------6:37--
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
11----------------------
Temp. °C242424242424242423232425252525242424242526262524
Feels °C (?)202020202020202020202222222323232424242425242424
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