Elliott Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Issued: 9 am 06 Jul 2026 (local time)

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Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
19.9° C

1.9°C colder than average for this time of year

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 (06 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 5s period with SE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 2PM is: 1.3m 5s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.2m 14s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)8s
Afternoon (06 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)5s
Evening (06 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Mon night). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
6
Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thu
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
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
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.5
ENE
7
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
1
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.6
E
6
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
66
52
75
83
80
61
30
29
36
34
36
38
34
49
39
22
17
18
31
61
53
21
19
18
Wind (km/h)
25
S
20
S
30
SE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
S
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
25
SSE
30
SSE
20
S
20
S
20
S
25
SSE
30
SE
25
SE
25
S
20
S
15
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
12:40PM2.22m
00:53AM2.50m
1:46PM2.26m
1:54AM2.35m
2:58PM2.35m
3:04AM2.23m
Low Tide
6:33AM0.65m
6:33PM0.84m
7:24AM0.66m
7:42PM0.95m
8:21AM0.67m
9:01PM1.01m
cloud
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:35
6:35
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:13
5:14
5:14
5:15
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
19
18
17
15
14
14
14
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
16
19
19
17
16
16
15
Feels °C
10
12
13
12
12
11
10
10
10
13
14
13
12
11
11
12
11
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ENE
8
0.7
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
14
0.6
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.6
E
6
0.7
E
5
0.8
E
5
0.6
E
7
0.6
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
9
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.5
E
6
0.6
E
6
0.5
E
5
0.5
E
5
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
11
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
0.6
E
5
Energy kJ
66
52
19
40
29
29
24
27
36
34
36
8
23
17
18
22
14
13
11
11
11
21
19
18
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
6
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.2
ENE
14
0.5
ENE
7
0.5
ENE
7
0.2
ENE
13
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.1
E
9
0.1
E
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.3
ENE
9
0.3
ENE
9
Energy kJ
8
18
3
19
20
19
30
29
16
17
17
15
14
13
15
16
16
8
8
2
2
12
17
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
12
0.1
E
14
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
13
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
12
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
9
0.2
ENE
11
0.2
ENE
9
Energy kJ
3
4
18
18
15
15
8
8
12
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SSE
4
0.8
SE
4
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
ESE
5
1.3
SE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.8
SSE
5
0.6
S
4
0.6
S
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.6
SSE
4
1
ESE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.1
SE
5
0.9
SSE
5
0.7
SSE
4
0.7
SSE
4
0.8
SSE
4
0.9
SE
4
1.2
ESE
5
1.1
SE
5
0.7
SE
4
0.5
SSE
4
0.5
S
3
Energy kJ
16
20
75
83
80
61
24
12
10
17
10
38
34
49
39
18
17
18
31
61
53
20
12
6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
Distance (km)
376
1173
1275
1104
370
370
173
173
173
173
376
370
370
173
370
173
173
173
173
370
370
173
173
173
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Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
6
7
6
8
8
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
7
5
7
9
9
9
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