Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 24 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.1° C
3.1° 

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 (24 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 5s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 10PM is: 0.8m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Jul)--
Afternoon (24 Jul)2ft (0.6m)9s
Evening (24 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
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
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)
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
NE
8
0.8
ESE
5
0.4
ENE
8
0.4
NE
8
0.6
E
6
0.6
E
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.4
ENE
8
0.6
E
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.5
ENE
8
0.6
E
7
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
ENE
6
0.6
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
50
49
35
28
27
21
25
42
45
47
48
26
46
35
32
39
35
33
27
16
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
25
SSE
20
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
E
20
E
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
High Tide
5:23PM2.37m
5:15AM1.86m
6:12PM2.51m
6:08AM1.91m
6:52PM2.63m
Low Tide
10:25AM0.85m
11:59PM1.15m
11:21AM0.80m
00:49AM1.02m
12:08PM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
18
17
16
15
15
17
19
18
17
17
17
14
15
17
19
19
18
18
Feels °C
16
15
15
14
14
12
12
13
15
14
13
15
16
12
14
15
16
16
14
15
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