Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.3°C
0.9° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with E swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 5s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2AM is: 0.4m 4s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)4s
Afternoon (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)5s
Evening (23 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.4
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
4
0.5
NE
4
0.8
E
4
0.9
ENE
5
1
E
5
1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1.2
E
5
1.3
E
6
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
0.9
ENE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1
3
5
7
10
26
42
52
60
62
73
89
76
71
128
145
131
86
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:47PM2.53m
6:09AM2.14m
6:22PM2.67m
6:42AM2.33m
6:54PM2.78m
Low Tide
00:21AM0.81m
12:02PM0.78m
00:49AM0.65m
12:39PM0.62m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:39
5:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
2
1
Temp °C
20
20
19
19
19
21
22
22
21
21
20
21
20
20
21
21
19
19
Feels °C
20
20
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
18
18
18
17
17
17
15
16
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