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Elliott Heads Surf Forecast
/ QLD – North Coast (14 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 20 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
22.0° C
(Which is 1.9°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 8AM is: 0.7m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.1m 4s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 May) | 2.5ft (0.7m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
| Evening (20 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 10s |
Table - waves today at Elliott Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 20 | Thursday 21 | Friday 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 |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | SE 5 | ENE 9 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | |
133 | 130 | 104 | 90 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 51 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 48 | 43 | 53 | 34 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 58 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 10:35PM3.08m | 10:51AM2.18m | 11:34PM2.93m | 12:00PM2.07m | 00:38AM2.77m | 1:18PM2.03m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 5:11AM0.72m | 4:48PM0.61m | 6:13AM0.81m | 5:49PM0.79m | 7:21AM0.87m | 7:01PM0.94m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:10 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 15 | 19 | 23 | 24 | 21 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 18 | 21 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 19 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 18 |
15 | 14 | 11 | 14 | 18 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 14 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | E 6 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 |
 kJ | 133 | 130 | 104 | 90 | 88 | 65 | 64 | 61 | 51 | 35 | 33 | 33 | 48 | 35 | 35 | 15 | 34 | 33 | 33 | 33 | 35 | 35 | 38 | 58 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SE 4 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 6 | E 6 | ENE 9 | E 5 | E 6 | E 6 | E 5 | E 6 | — | E 5 | E 6 |
| kJ | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 34 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 5 | — | 9 | 10 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | SSW 3 | S 3 | S 3 | S 3 | SSE 4 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 |
| kJ | 3 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 10 | 25 | 23 | 43 | 53 | 24 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 16 | 24 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 95 | 189 | 189 | 173 | 86 | 173 | 132 | 86 | 86 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 623 | 684 | 370 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 1061 | 173 | 1062 | 173 |
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