Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 9 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
20.0° C

2.5°C colder than average for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2AM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (17 Jun)2.5ft (0.8m)9s
Evening (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Wed morning, min 18°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
225
205
201
230
271
230
225
110
232
201
210
179
179
235
151
130
133
127
100
102
104
104
106
110
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SSE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
glassy
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
9:38PM3.19m
9:52AM2.26m
10:27PM3.09m
10:46AM2.21m
11:18PM2.94m
11:44AM2.15m
Low Tide
4:12AM0.54m
3:49PM0.39m
5:02AM0.59m
4:40PM0.53m
5:52AM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:07
5:07
5:07
 mm
1
Temp °C
20
19
19
18
20
19
21
21
20
20
20
19
19
20
20
20
20
21
20
20
20
20
20
20
Feels °C
17
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
17
17
18
18
17
18
18
19
19
20
19
20
19
19
19
20
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
0.7
NE
10
Energy kJ
225
205
201
230
107
230
110
201
210
179
179
148
151
130
133
127
100
102
104
104
106
110
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
5
0.4
NE
4
0.4
NE
11
Energy kJ
5
5
5
29
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SSE
4
1.2
ENE
10
0.4
SE
3
1.1
ENE
9
0.9
E
5
1.2
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
0.3
NNE
6
Energy kJ
6
6
5
271
3
225
40
232
235
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
173
173
173
173
132
173
173
173
173
132
132
132
132
132
173
173
173
179
132
0
173
133
133
133
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
2
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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