Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
19.5° C
1.7° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 7AM is: 0.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Afternoon (14 Aug)0.5ft (0.2m)9s
Evening (14 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)4s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
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
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.8
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
5
0.7
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.8
SE
4
0.8
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.6
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1
ESE
4
1.1
ESE
4
0.7
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
8
8
8
8
8
8
18
30
22
10
11
21
26
40
44
33
18
39
19
34
34
38
46
28
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSE
15
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
SE
15
S
15
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:24AM2.54m
9:45PM2.97m
10:03AM2.54m
10:19PM2.80m
10:42AM2.49m
Low Tide
3:31AM0.34m
3:26PM0.28m
4:05AM0.37m
4:05PM0.41m
4:38AM0.44m
4:44PM0.58m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:18
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
14
14
18
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
18
20
19
18
17
16
15
14
18
20
19
18
17
Feels °C
14
10
10
15
18
15
14
14
15
13
11
14
16
14
14
14
13
12
11
13
14
13
14
14
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