Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 3 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is

18.3° C

Elliott Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today (27 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 5s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 5s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 9AM is: 0.4m 5s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	5s
Afternoon (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	5s
Evening (27 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	5s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wednesday 29
	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 See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	9	7	7	4	8	14	10	8	10	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	8	12	15	16	18	26	27
Wind (km/h)	SSE	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	ESE	SE	SSE	S	S	SSE	ESE	ENE	ENE	ESE	SSW	SSW	SW	SSW	E	NE	NNE	WSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-on	on	on	on	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide			6:51AM1.99m					7:26PM2.75m				7:29AM2.08m				7:58PM2.85m				8:03AM2.17m				8:28PM2.93m
Low Tide		1:27AM0.90m			12:48PM0.64m					1:59AM0.78m				1:25PM0.55m				2:28AM0.67m				1:59PM0.47m


	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:28	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:22	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	14	14	17	19	19	19	18	17	15	14	16	19	19	18	18	17	16	16	18	21	22	20	19
Feels °C	14	11	11	14	16	16	16	16	16	13	12	14	17	17	17	19	17	16	15	18	19	21	18	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 4	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	E 13	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 5	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	NE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	9	7	7	4	8	3	10	8	10	12	12	12	13	13	12	12	12	8	12	15	16	18	26	27
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	ENE 6	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	E 12	E 13	E 13	E 12	E 12	—	E 12	E 12	E 11	E 15	E 15	E 14	E 14	E 14	E 13	E 13
kJ	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	—	3	3	2	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	E 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 12	—	—	E 15	—	—	—	E 14	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	—	—	4	—	—	—	4	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSE 2	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	E 5	SSE 2	SSE 2	SSE 2	SSE 3	SSE 3	SSE 3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 2
kJ	—	1	2	2	1	14	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	355	253	86	173	253	253	173	173	86	86	86	86	86	86	365	309	84	84	84	84	86	173	173	84
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Rating (10 max)			1						1	1	1	1	1	1			1	1	1	1	1			1
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	4	4	3	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	3	8	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6

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