Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (17 Jul):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SE swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 4s period with SSE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 1PM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.2m 7s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (17 Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 4s |
| Afternoon (17 Jul) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
| Evening (17 Jul) | 3ft (0.9m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Sat morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | Sunday 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | SE 5 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 14 | 18 | 31 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 16 | 42 | 39 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 77 | 51 | 50 | 55 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross |
High Tide | 10:29AM2.35m | 10:52PM2.90m | 11:16AM2.31m | 11:33PM2.70m | 12:05PM2.26m | |||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.45m | 4:25PM0.43m | 5:19AM0.52m | 5:11PM0.60m | 5:59AM0.60m | 5:59PM0.79m | ||||||||||||||||
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 | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
mm | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 11 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 15 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 5 | NE 7 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 |
| kJ | 5 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 15 | 16 | 42 | 39 | 57 | 58 | 59 | 57 | 56 | 77 | 51 | 50 | 55 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | NE 9 | ENE 9 | E 9 | ENE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 6 | — | E 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 19 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 18 | E 17 | E 17 |
| kJ | 14 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | — | 5 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 9 | E 9 | E 9 | — | E 9 | — | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | NE 9 | — | — | — | E 20 | E 19 | — | — | E 18 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | — | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | 7 | 7 | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 11 | 18 | 31 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 17 | 11 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 13 | 45 | 41 | 32 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 173 | 931 | 933 | 933 | 370 | 509 | 370 | 370 | 173 | 637 | 1050 | 1062 | 95 | 982 | 982 | 998 | 998 | 982 | 892 | 892 | 788 | 549 |
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