Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
18.3° C
3.0° 

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 (20 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 10s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2AM is: 0.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)10s
Afternoon (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)10s
Evening (20 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon night, min 18°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSE on Sun night, light winds from the ESE by Wed morning).

Sun
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
ENE
11
0.7
ENE
10
1.3
SE
5
0.7
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
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
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
88
92
80
100
105
109
126
235
214
223
274
260
202
160
154
125
122
107
Wind (km/h)
35
SSE
35
SSE
40
SSE
40
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SE
35
SSE
35
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:16AM2.49m
1:01PM2.20m
1:03AM2.27m
2:05PM2.17m
Low Tide
5:59PM0.79m
6:42AM0.69m
6:53PM0.99m
7:29AM0.77m
7:58PM1.16m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:20
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
19
19
19
18
18
19
19
19
19
19
19
19
20
19
20
19
19
19
Feels °C
13
13
14
12
13
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
15
14
16
16
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