
Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (20 Sep):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 0.5ft (0.2m), 5s period with ENE swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 3s period with N swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 4s period with N swell.
The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 6AM is: 0.2m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 20). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Sep) | 0.5ft (0.2m) | 5s |
| Afternoon (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
| Evening (20 Sep) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 4s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 17°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sunday 20 | Monday 21 | Tuesday 22 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 11 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | ENE 4 | N 3 | N 10 | NE 10 | ENE 3 | E 4 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | off | glassy | on | on | cross-on | on | cross-on |
High Tide | 3:19AM1.67m | 4:11PM2.27m | 4:40AM1.78m | 5:06PM2.39m | 5:32AM1.95m | 5:47PM2.53m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:00AM1.13m | 11:07PM1.14m | 10:22AM1.07m | 11:50PM0.97m | 11:19AM0.93m | |||||||||||||||||||
— | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:45 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 21 | 21 | 21 | 20 |
Feels °C | 17 | 16 | 14 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NNW 3 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NE 5 | NE 5 | NE 5 | E 6 | E 5 | E 5 | NNE 3 | N 3 | N 3 | NNE 3 | — | NE 5 | — |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 9 | E 9 | ENE 5 | N 3 | E 9 | E 9 | E 9 | E 8 | E 8 | E 6 | E 5 | NE 11 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 5 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 5 | NE 10 | — | — |
2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | — | — | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 12 | NE 12 | E 9 | NE 9 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | NE 11 | E 8 | NE 11 | E 8 | E 8 | — | E 8 | — | — | NE 10 | E 5 | NE 5 | N 10 | — | NE 10 | — |
6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 4 | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | NNW 3 | NW 3 | NW 3 | N 2 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNW 4 | N 4 | N 3 | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 3 | — | — | — | — | NE 3 | ENE 3 | E 4 |
6 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | 6 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 623 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 84 | 380 | 366 | 376 | 365 | 297 | 509 | 978 | 428 | 376 | 376 | 376 |
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