Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 16 Feb 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
28.1° C
(Which is 1.0°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 6PM is: 1.2m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 9s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 11s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am February 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)5s
Afternoon (16 Feb)3.5ft (1.1m)4s
Evening (16 Feb)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.9
SE
1.1
ESE
1.1
SE
1.1
SE
1.1
ESE
1.4
ESE
1.3
E
1.4
ESE
1.4
E
1.4
E
1.2
E
1.3
E
1.2
E
1.1
E
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.9
ENE
1
ENE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
NE
Period(s) (?)454555555555577777777777
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)294846495694991131141147783711271119196919410174545946
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
E
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
ononcross-
on
ononononononcross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:42AM
3.11
7:51PM
2.55
8:14AM
3.20
8:26PM
2.69
8:47AM
3.24
9:02PM
2.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:08PM
0.76
1:50AM
0.59
2:37PM
0.64
2:27AM
0.50
3:08PM
0.55
3:06AM
0.46
Monday
16
Tuesday
17
Wednesday
18
Thu
19
Sunrise5:35-------5:37-------5:37-------
Sunset---6:30-------6:30-------6:29----
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
12122211----------------
Temp. °C232323242424242424252626252524242426262626252424
Feels °C (?)232322222222232222222324232424242526262626262526
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