Surf Break

Lat Long: 24.92° S 152.49° E

Elliott Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Elliott Heads sea temperature is
24.2°C
0.9° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 8s period with ENE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with ENE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Elliott Heads at 9AM is: 1.0m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)8s
Afternoon (19 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Evening (19 Oct)4ft (1.2m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Wed night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 20°C on Mon afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
7
1.1
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1.2
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
1
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
NE
9
0.7
NE
8
0.8
ENE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
8
0.9
NE
9
0.9
NE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
130
116
113
104
117
134
149
194
190
185
131
128
128
88
99
101
99
79
74
90
100
102
110
112
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ESE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:45AM1.75m
3:13PM2.33m
4:00AM1.87m
4:11PM2.41m
4:52AM2.06m
4:58PM2.51m
Low Tide
8:11AM1.20m
10:04PM1.09m
9:34AM1.16m
10:52PM0.95m
10:37AM1.04m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
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rain showers
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clear
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1
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2
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Temp °C
20
20
20
21
21
21
20
20
20
20
21
22
22
22
22
21
20
20
20
21
21
22
21
21
Feels °C
19
19
18
19
19
19
18
18
18
18
20
21
21
21
22
22
20
21
21
21
20
21
20
21
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