Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
17.8° C
3.5° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 9s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 9PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)3ft (0.9m)9s
Evening (22 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
1
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
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
8
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
1
ESE
4
1
SE
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
124
124
98
98
98
96
94
71
70
67
49
64
47
47
47
49
50
49
38
41
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
SE
15
E
15
E
5
ESE
15
SW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:14PM2.19m
3:02AM1.93m
4:24PM2.26m
4:12AM1.86m
5:23PM2.37m
Low Tide
9:19PM1.26m
9:23AM0.87m
10:48PM1.25m
10:25AM0.85m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
Temp °C
20
20
20
19
19
19
19
19
21
21
20
19
17
17
17
19
20
19
18
18
Feels °C
18
18
19
18
17
17
18
17
19
18
17
19
15
14
12
14
15
15
14
15
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