Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Friday 08 May 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
23.1° C
(Which is 1.3°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 10AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Evening (08 May)1.5ft (0.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Fri morning). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
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
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
35
35
35
37
38
40
41
41
40
40
40
68
82
42
42
42
43
44
44
46
53
52
50
49
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
SE
5
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
00:22AM2.53m
12:51PM1.86m
1:29AM2.47m
2:17PM1.89m
2:37AM2.46m
3:28PM2.04m
Low Tide
7:10AM1.14m
6:30PM1.12m
8:18AM1.11m
7:48PM1.17m
9:20AM1.01m
9:07PM1.13m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
clear
clear
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6:15
6:15
6:16
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5:16
5:16
5:15
1
Temp °C
19
16
13
16
21
21
20
19
17
16
16
18
21
22
21
21
20
19
18
20
21
22
21
20
13
11
7
11
18
18
18
19
16
14
13
16
19
19
18
18
17
17
16
18
19
19
19
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.6
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
12
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
35
35
35
37
38
40
41
41
40
40
40
68
82
42
42
42
43
44
19
14
53
52
50
49
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
10
0.2
NNE
10
0.2
E
5
0.4
ESE
4
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
ENE
6
0.3
NE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.1
E
17
0.3
NE
11
Energy kJ
4
9
2
6
4
5
6
3
18
44
46
6
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
3
0.4
S
3
0.3
SSE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
ESE
4
0.2
SSE
3
0.2
SSE
2
0.5
ESE
5
0.5
E
5
0.7
E
4
0.8
E
4
0.8
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.4
SSE
3
0.4
SSE
3
0.8
E
5
0.9
E
5
1
E
5
0.9
ESE
5
Energy kJ
2
5
5
3
1
3
7
1
1
14
11
17
25
28
31
3
4
31
38
50
37
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
1
Distance (km)
86
86
86
132
132
132
95
86
86
86
132
173
173
132
173
132
132
132
173
173
132
173
132
132
Best forecast wave conditions in Queensland North Coast
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
3
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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