Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
22.3°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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 3PM is: 0.7m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)5s
Afternoon (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)7s
Evening (01 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sat afternoon, min 17°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
E
5
0.8
ENE
5
0.8
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
4
0.8
ENE
5
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
28
31
58
48
25
27
29
47
48
48
51
60
81
83
67
65
48
45
44
45
45
45
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
20
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
SE
10
SE
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
11:17AM2.80m
11:29PM2.18m
12:25PM2.66m
00:46AM1.97m
1:52PM2.56m
Low Tide
4:44AM0.45m
5:43PM0.78m
5:37AM0.62m
7:00PM0.95m
6:48AM0.80m
8:36PM1.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
18
20
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
19
20
20
19
19
18
18
17
19
20
21
20
19
Feels °C
15
17
17
17
17
17
16
17
16
17
18
17
17
18
17
18
17
18
19
21
19
18
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