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Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 16 Mar 2026 AEST
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Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
27.9° C
 (Which is 1.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 4PM is: 1.1m 5s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 19s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 16). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (16 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Evening (16 Mar)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
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
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.1
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1.1
E
1
E
1.1
E
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
NE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1.1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.6
ENE
1
E
0.9
E
1
E
0.9
ENE
Period(s) (?)555555577999999557795557
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)60716053516445798213713711314053625651111975245374982
Wind
(km/h)
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		onononcross-
on		ononononononcross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		ononcross-
on		ononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:37AM
2.92
6:53PM
2.53
7:11AM
3.04
7:27PM
2.73
7:45AM
3.12
8:02PM
2.91
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:03PM
0.79
12:53AM
0.69
1:32PM
0.63
1:31AM
0.54
2:02PM
0.50
2:09AM
0.44
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise5:50-------5:50-------5:52-------
Sunset---6:06-------6:05-------6:02----
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C242526252524242424252526252424242325252625242424
Feels °C (?)212123222222232222232425242324242323242423232324
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