Elliott Heads Surf Forecast and Surf Report

G’day, Rusty here. I’ve had a good look at the charts for Elliott Heads, and to be honest, it’s a bit of a sad story for the next couple of weeks. We’re not talking about a total flat spell, but there’s nothing that’s going to get the heart racing either.

Overall, the pattern is small and mostly messy. The waves we do see are going to be pretty weak, and the wind is often going to be working against us. It’s a shame, because when it's on, this place can be a treat, but for the foreseeable future, you’ll be doing a lot of squinting at the horizon.

The water temperature is sitting at around 21.1°, which is pretty much bang on average for this time of year, so a good steamer won’t be needed.

Looking at the first few days, Wednesday arvo the 16th and Thursday the 17th are pretty poor. We've got a fresh cross-onshore breeze whipping things up, with swell around 0.5m to 1.4m. That’s just a big, lumpy mess. The wave energy is weak to moderate, ranging from 33 to 125, and honestly, it’s not going to be any fun out there.

The weekend isn't looking much better. Saturday the 19th and Sunday the 20th drop right off, with tiny 0.3m to 0.4m waves. There are a couple of glassy windows, especially Saturday morning with a light offshore, but with such little swell, it’s not going to be rideable. The energy is just way down, single digits to low 20s. It’s the kind of weekend you'd go for a paddle or a body surf, but that’s about it.

Friday the 25th to the 27th sees a bit more energy from the east, but it’s still small, around the 0.8m to 0.9m mark. The problem is the wind is pretty much straight onshore. There is a bit more push in the water on the 28th, but it's still onshore and messy, so I wouldn't get excited.

The only real, and I mean *real*, standout blip is on the 30th of September. We’ve got a moderate onshore breeze and a wave height of 0.9m. The combined energy jumps up to 206, which is the strongest we see in the whole window, but it's all a bit of a secret. The swell direction is from the ENE, which is a bit north of the optimum, but with that period of 9 seconds, it might just have a bit more shape to it than the windblown slop we’ve had earlier. Still, with the wind being on it, I’m not calling it a classic.

To be brutally honest, this whole 16-day run looks more like a kite-surfing window than a surfing one. There’s very little of consequence, and for a wave that’s already pretty inconsistent, it’s going to be a tough stretch. It’s not a blank run, but it’s close.

Remember, if the waves here are rarely breaking, this is just one of those periods where you don't want to waste too much time staring at the ocean.

Catch you down the beach.

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