Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 17 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
21.1°C
0.8° 

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 (17 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 1PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 16s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 12s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Sep)4ft (1.2m)5s
Afternoon (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s
Evening (17 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Fri morning, min 16°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the SE on Thu afternoon, calm by Sat morning).

Thursday
17
Friday
18
Saturday
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
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ESE
5
1.2
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.4
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
1.1
ESE
5
0.9
ESE
5
0.9
E
5
0.9
E
4
0.9
E
4
0.7
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.4
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.6
N
3
0.6
N
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
64
78
99
109
99
90
61
57
42
34
33
32
20
15
11
8
9
7
6
8
10
Wind (km/h)
25
SSE
30
SE
35
ESE
40
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SSE
20
SSE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ESE
5
SSE
10
SW
10
SW
0
N
20
NNE
20
N
20
NNW
20
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:18PM2.31m
00:05AM1.86m
1:29PM2.20m
1:27AM1.70m
2:55PM2.19m
Low Tide
5:34AM0.80m
6:37PM1.20m
6:20AM0.96m
8:01PM1.31m
7:28AM1.09m
9:50PM1.28m
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
5:46
5:45
5:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
5:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
17
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
17
20
20
20
19
18
17
16
16
20
20
20
18
18
Feels °C
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
15
16
16
15
16
17
15
15
20
16
17
15
16
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