
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 SSE 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) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 4s period with SE swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2AM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| 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) | 3.5ft (1.0m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||
Thu 16 | Friday 17 | Saturday 18 | ||||||||||||||||
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) | SE 5 | SSE 4 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ENE 7 | ENE 9 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||
41 | 30 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 19 | 29 | 40 | 45 | 37 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 39 | 51 | 38 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 10:11PM3.06m | 10:29AM2.35m | 10:52PM2.90m | 11:16AM2.31m | ||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:39AM0.45m | 4:25PM0.43m | 5:19AM0.52m | 5:11PM0.60m | ||||||||||||||
— | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:17 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 17 | 21 | 22 | 19 | 18 |
Feels °C | 12 | 11 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 17 | 18 | 15 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 8 | NE 8 | NE 8 | ENE 8 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 7 | NE 6 | ENE 8 | NE 8 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 6 | ENE 7 | E 5 | E 9 | E 10 | ENE 10 |
17 | 17 | 16 | 23 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 20 | 14 | 7 | 18 | 5 | 39 | 51 | 38 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 6 | E 9 | E 9 | E 5 | E 5 | — | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | NE 9 | NE 9 | ENE 7 | NE 8 | ENE 9 | — | — | E 6 |
2 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 15 | — | — | 6 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 9 | — | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | NE 9 | — | NE 8 | — | — | E 20 |
— | 2 | — | 6 | 3 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | 7 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 3 |
41 | 30 | 20 | 17 | 10 | 19 | 29 | 40 | 45 | 37 | 26 | 17 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 788 | 788 | 788 | 173 | 173 | 892 | 933 | 933 | 748 | 370 | 370 | 370 | 370 | 370 | 976 | 976 | 1061 | 788 |
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