Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
17.8° C
3.5° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 4AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Evening (23 Jul)2ft (0.6m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
SE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
98
98
98
96
94
71
70
67
49
48
47
47
47
49
50
49
29
45
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
5
ESE
10
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:02AM1.93m
4:24PM2.26m
4:12AM1.86m
5:23PM2.37m
Low Tide
9:19PM1.26m
9:23AM0.87m
10:48PM1.25m
10:25AM0.85m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
19
19
19
21
20
20
19
18
17
16
19
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
19
18
18
17
17
18
19
18
19
18
17
14
12
15
15
15
14
14
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