Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is

18.3° C

Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 4PM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s
Evening (20 Jul)	3ft (0.9m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon afternoon, min 18°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Mon morning, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).
	Monday 20						Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	119	110	129	135	169	140	160	173	170	163	116	157	209	109	83	83	83	83	163	225	153	149
Wind (km/h)	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				1:01PM2.20m				1:03AM2.27m				2:05PM2.17m				1:58AM2.07m				3:14PM2.19m
Low Tide	6:42AM0.69m				6:53PM0.99m					7:29AM0.77m				7:58PM1.16m				8:23AM0.84m				9:19PM1.26m


	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:19	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:20	—	—
mm	—	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	18	19	19	20	19	19	19	19	18	20	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19	19
Feels °C	12	14	13	14	13	13	14	14	13	15	14	15	16	17	17	17	17	18	17	16	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	103	103	129	135	169	140	160	173	170	163	116	157	209	109	83	83	83	83	163	225	153	149
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	ENE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	4	—	—	—	—	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 5	SE 4	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	E 5	—	—	SE 3	SSE 2
kJ	119	110	95	110	111	133	125	103	95	85	69	52	19	51	42	41	33	25	—	—	3	1
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	3	3	4	4	2	2	2	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	2	2	2
Distance (km)	509	509	509	509	428	428	376	376	376	173	173	173	173	173	173	173	173	173	173	173	173	132
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Rating (10 max)																						2
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Rating (10 max)	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	7	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	6	5	6	6	5

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