Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 14 Apr 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
25.8° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 10PM is: 0.9m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 12s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.1m 10s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm April 14). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Apr)--
Afternoon (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)4s
Evening (14 Apr)3ft (0.9m)5s

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


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Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.8
E
0.9
E
0.4
NE
0.9
ENE
0.8
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.5
E
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.7
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.2
ENE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.5
NE
0.3
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.6
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.5
NE
Period(s) (?)13412555566666661577771466136
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)2023337403227143334343426181221232323233622203417
Wind
(km/h)
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
E
15
E
15
E
10
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
5
ESE
10
S
10
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
0
E
5
SSW
5
ESE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
onononononononononononononglasscrosscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glasscross-
off
glass
High Tide
/ height (m)
6:25PM
2.65
6:37AM
2.89
7:02PM
2.87
7:15AM
2.94
7:40PM
3.05
7:53AM
2.92
Low Tide
/ height (m)
12:21PM
0.67
12:28AM
0.68
12:54PM
0.51
1:11AM
0.54
1:28PM
0.39
1:53AM
0.45
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
Friday
17
Sunrise------6:03-------6:03-------6:05-
Sunset-5:36-------5:35-------5:34------
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
------------------------
Temp. °C252523232322222324242323232219222323232323222023
Feels °C (?)232321212221222223232122222318222323232324242125
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