Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.6° C
2.6° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (02 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Evening (02 Aug)3ft (0.9m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
6
1.1
E
7
1.1
E
5
1
E
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
ENE
8
0.9
E
6
0.9
ENE
6
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
ENE
7
0.8
E
7
0.8
E
6
0.7
E
7
0.7
E
6
0.5
ENE
6
0.6
E
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.7
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
71
131
64
115
104
89
89
58
53
53
62
60
56
54
43
41
24
31
51
40
37
47
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
S
15
S
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
S
15
S
15
SE
10
ESE
10
ENE
15
ENE
5
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
glassy
High Tide
10:25AM2.46m
10:43PM2.81m
11:10AM2.46m
11:25PM2.65m
12:03PM2.44m
Low Tide
4:30AM0.43m
4:27PM0.46m
5:07AM0.44m
5:13PM0.58m
5:49AM0.49m
6:07PM0.74m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:26
6:26
6:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:25
5:25
 mm
Temp °C
18
19
19
19
19
17
17
16
16
17
18
18
18
18
17
15
15
17
19
19
19
18
Feels °C
15
14
14
15
16
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
16
16
13
13
15
17
17
17
18
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