Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.4° C
2.8° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 6s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 7PM is: 0.4m 6s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)--
Afternoon (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s
Evening (28 Jul)1.5ft (0.4m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
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)
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.5
NE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
6
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.5
NE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
ENE
7
0.4
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
13
12
12
15
15
12
12
19
19
19
25
25
25
20
21
21
21
20
19
12
Wind (km/h)
10
E
15
NE
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
10
NE
15
NNE
10
NNW
5
W
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
10
SE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:58PM2.85m
8:03AM2.17m
8:28PM2.93m
8:36AM2.26m
8:59PM2.97m
Low Tide
1:25PM0.55m
2:28AM0.67m
1:59PM0.47m
2:57AM0.57m
2:33PM0.41m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:23
 mm
Temp °C
19
19
19
19
18
17
17
19
20
20
20
18
17
16
15
18
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
17
17
18
19
19
17
17
19
18
18
19
17
16
13
12
14
15
15
15
17
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