Elliott Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 26 Mar 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
26.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Elliott Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 3AM is: 0.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 13s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm March 26). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)1.5ft (0.4m)10s
Afternoon (27 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s
Evening (27 Mar)1ft (0.3m)12s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.6
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
ENE
0.3
ENE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.2
NNE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.3
NE
0.7
SE
0.3
NE
1
E
Period(s) (?)1111101010101212121210101212121212121212124125
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)784442423534232323221918141414142121212121182643
Wind
(km/h)
15
N
20
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
10
E
15
ESE
15
SE
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:06AM
2.73
4:43PM
2.16
5:13AM
2.85
5:44PM
2.36
6:06AM
2.95
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:09PM
1.05
10:55AM
1.03
10:36PM
0.96
11:53AM
0.85
11:41PM
0.81
12:36PM
0.71
Thu
26
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Sunrise----5:56-------5:56-------5:56---
Sunset-------5:53-------5:52-------5:52
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-------1----------------
Temp. °C252424242326292925221917162023232322201918242524
Feels °C (?)262424242426293022161312111620212020181716212221
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