Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 30 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
23.8° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 11AM is: 0.9m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 15s secondary swell from a North direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)3ft (0.9m)9s
Afternoon (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (30 Apr)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Thu night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.5
ENE
9
0.8
E
5
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
111
127
130
133
94
94
94
94
92
73
71
74
74
64
64
53
43
41
94
72
70
70
43
38
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
7:22AM2.64m
7:50PM2.90m
7:52AM2.57m
8:22PM2.93m
8:22AM2.49m
8:53PM2.93m
Low Tide
1:30AM0.70m
1:33PM0.50m
2:05AM0.71m
2:00PM0.49m
2:39AM0.75m
2:28PM0.52m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
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6:11
6:11
6:11
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5:22
5:22
5:21
1
1
1
Temp °C
22
23
22
23
23
23
22
21
21
19
20
23
23
23
22
20
19
19
20
23
23
23
22
22
19
18
17
18
18
19
19
18
19
17
18
19
19
20
20
19
19
19
20
22
22
22
21
22
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
111
127
130
133
94
94
94
94
92
73
71
70
70
62
45
44
43
41
94
72
3
3
43
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
15
0.1
N
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
NE
13
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
13
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.1
N
12
0.3
NE
6
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
3
7
7
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
6
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
13
0.1
N
12
Energy kJ
4
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.8
E
5
0.3
SSE
4
0.4
SE
3
0.7
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
E
4
0.7
E
4
Energy kJ
80
93
90
90
86
72
72
85
75
64
61
74
74
64
64
53
42
31
3
3
70
70
13
19
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
3
1
1
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
416
376
173
376
376
376
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
173
376
376
376
376
173
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
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