Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 03 Apr 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
25.4° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 3PM is: 0.6m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am April 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Afternoon (03 Apr)2ft (0.6m)8s
Evening (03 Apr)3.5ft (1.0m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.9
E
0.6
ENE
1
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
1.1
E
1.1
ESE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
0.9
ENE
1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
1.2
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.1
ESE
1.3
ESE
Period(s) (?)888855577555555555555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)7675100414347487873545446545467574544547164595980
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
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
crosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:54AM
2.75
9:19PM
2.91
9:22AM
2.62
9:51PM
2.85
9:50AM
2.47
10:26PM
2.76
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:04PM
0.54
3:31AM
0.76
3:31PM
0.60
4:05AM
0.88
4:00PM
0.69
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Mon
06
Sunrise5:58-------5:58-------6:00-------
Sunset---5:46-------5:45-------5:45----
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
Rain (mm)
-----------------------1
Temp. °C202425252423232222252524232322222124252423232221
Feels °C (?)192323232222222020212120202021201920212021212118
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