Surf Forecasts:
Elliott Heads surf forecast from 5 Jul 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Monday 6 Jul, 4PM (local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 5s period, ESE swell with 83 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Elliott Heads this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Elliott Heads in the next 16 days are 1.3m 5s and forecast to arrive on Monday (Jul 06) at 4PM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 4PM (Mon 6th Jul) | 4.5ft (1.3m) 5s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Elliott Heads over the next 16 days.
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Alright, crew. Rusty again, but in feet. Let’s be blunt. This outlook is a total bummer. We're looking at a dead period for surf, stretching out for a solid two weeks with nothing worth getting wet for.
From July 5th through July 20th, every single report is flagged as "poor surf conditions." That’s a long, quiet stretch. We get a tiny pulse on July 5th with a 4ft swell from the east, but it’s a short 4-second period. The wind is a messy cross-onshore at 19 mph, making it choppy and ugly. The energy is a weak 55, so there’s no punch.
There’s a small spike in energy to 142 on the afternoon of July 6th, but it’s still just a lumpy 4ft east-southeast swell with strong onshore winds. No good.
From July 10th on, we’re looking at swell under 2ft. The wind goes clean and offshore from the southwest around July 14th-15th at Elliott Heads, but the swell is a pathetic 0.3ft to 2ft. It’s flat. You might see a ripple.
The only time worth even looking at the water is the morning of July 18th. The swell is still tiny at 2ft, but the wind goes glassy from the west-northwest. It will be flat as a pancake, but it’ll be the prettiest day of the whole forecast.
There are no standouts. No waves. It’s a total blank run. Leave the sticks at home.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Sun 5 | Monday 6 | Tuesday 7 | Wednesday 8 | Thursday 9 | Friday 10 | Saturday 11 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | E 6 | E 7 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 5 | E 5 | E 5 | ESE 4 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 12 |
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 kJ | 43 | 57 | 81 | 83 | 25 | 34 | 50 | 39 | 18 | 59 | 19 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 10 | 14 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | glassy | glassy |
High Tide | 00:01AM2.65m | 12:40PM2.22m | 00:53AM2.50m | 1:46PM2.26m | 1:54AM2.35m | 2:58PM2.35m | 3:04AM2.23m | 4:10PM2.49m | 4:15AM2.16m | 5:16PM2.68m | 5:23AM2.16m | 6:15PM2.87m | 6:24AM2.20m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 5:36PM0.72m | 6:33AM0.65m | 6:33PM0.84m | 7:24AM0.66m | 7:42PM0.95m | 8:21AM0.67m | 9:01PM1.01m | 9:25AM0.65m | 10:26PM0.98m | 10:30AM0.58m | 11:43PM0.87m | 11:31AM0.49m | 00:47AM0.73m | 12:28PM0.39m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | 6:33 |
 | 5:13 | — | — | 5:13 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:14 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | 5:15 |
mm | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 19 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 18 | 18 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 |
Feels °C | 14 | 15 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 13 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 17 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 7 | ENE 8 | ENE 14 | ENE 8 | E 6 | E 7 | ENE 9 | E 6 | E 5 | ENE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 11 | E 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | ENE 10 | ENE 5 |
| kJ | 12 | 23 | 18 | 36 | 22 | 34 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 11 | 19 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 15 | — | ENE 14 | ENE 8 | ENE 9 | ENE 12 | ENE 9 | ENE 9 | — | ENE 10 | ENE 12 | NE 11 | ENE 11 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 11 | E 10 | ENE 12 |
| kJ | — | 8 | — | 19 | 25 | 17 | 15 | 17 | 17 | — | 18 | 13 | 4 | 11 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 11 | 11 | 8 | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | E 14 | ENE 7 | ENE 12 | — | — | — | — | — | E 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 9 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | ESE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 5 | SSE 4 | ESE 5 | SSE 4 | SSE 4 | ESE 4 | SSE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SSE 3 | — | ENE 5 | — |
| kJ | 43 | 57 | 81 | 83 | 22 | 15 | 50 | 39 | 18 | 59 | 13 | 11 | 24 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 5 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 416 | 173 | 509 | 1104 | 173 | 370 | 370 | 370 | 173 | 376 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 173 | 132 | 132 | 86 | 86 | 86 | 84 | 84 |
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