Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 3 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is

21.1°C

Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 9AM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Evening (14 Sep)	2.5ft (0.8m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 17°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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	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	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ESE 4	ESE 5
Wave Graph
kJ	30	29	29	28	41	37	27	29	36	42	33	33	25	26	26	26	26	26	19	19	15	19	13	63
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	SE	SSE	ESE	E	NE	NE	NNE	NNW	WNW	WNW	NW	ENE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide					10:08AM2.66m				10:13PM2.46m				10:45AM2.57m				10:44PM2.26m				11:27AM2.44m
Low Tide		3:56AM0.42m					4:18PM0.64m				4:26AM0.52m				4:56PM0.82m				4:58AM0.65m				5:39PM1.02m


	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:48	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:42	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	17	17	20	21	21	20	19	19	18	17	19	20	20	19	19	19	18	17	22	21	21	20	19
Feels °C	16	15	15	17	18	18	18	17	18	17	17	18	18	18	17	18	18	17	16	21	18	16	16	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 12	NE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 12	NE 12	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	NE 8	ENE 6	NE 8
kJ	30	29	29	3	3	3	3	6	6	42	33	33	25	6	6	26	26	26	19	19	15	3	4	3
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 13	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	—	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	—	—	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 12	NE 8	NE 12
kJ	3	3	3	6	6	6	6	6	—	6	6	6	6	—	—	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	3	5
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 13	NE 13	NE 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NE 12	NE 8	NE 8	NE 12	NE 12	NE 8	—	NE 12	—
kJ	7	7	7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6	3	3	5	5	3	—	5	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 3	SSE 3	SE 3	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NE 6	ESE 4	ESE 5
kJ	3	4	3	28	41	37	27	29	36	—	—	—	—	26	26	—	—	—	—	—	1	19	13	63
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Boiling Pot QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast QLD - North Coast	Agnes Waters QLD - North Coast	Noosa - First Point QLD - Sunshine Coast	National Park QLD - Sunshine Coast	Old Woman Island - South Side QLD - Sunshine Coast	Yaroomba Beach QLD - Sunshine Coast	Noosa - Alexandria Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Fraser Island - Maheno Wreck QLD - North Coast	Anson Bay Norfolk Island	Sealers Cove (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Aisling's Beach NSW - Far South	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	4
Distance (km)	173	173	173	173	173	173	132	173	132	132	95	173	173	200	193	174	84	84	84	84	1594	1668	1370	1173
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast							Double Island Point - North Coast		Double Island Point - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast	Double Island Point - North Coast						Double Island Point - East Side	Double Island Point - East Side	Double Island Point - East Side	Fraser Island - Indian Head
Rating (10 max)							1		1	1	1						1	1	1	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	2	2	1	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5	5

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