Surf Forecasts:
Daly Heads surf forecast from 10 Jun 2026:
- Best quality surf: Wednesday 10 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, SW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 10 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period, SW swell with 4,126 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Wednesday 10 Jun, 6PM (local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Daly Heads this week:
The surf forecast for Daly Heads over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 6PM. The primary swell is predicted to be 3.0m and 16s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Daly Heads in the next 16 days are 3.0m 16s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Jun 10) at 6PM. Winds are predicted to be glassy at the time the swell arrives. The largest open ocean swell (not directed at the beach) is 0.7m 5s period and expected on Tuesday (Jun 16) at 3PM.
| Wave Type | Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | 6PM (Wed 10th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
| Best Surf | 6PM (Wed 10th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
| Most Powerful | 6PM (Wed 10th Jun) | 10ft (3.0m) 16s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Daly Heads over the next 16 days.
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Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Warm (max 22°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the N by Fri morning). | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryModerate rain (total 14mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Sat night, fresh winds from the N by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 10 | Thursday 11 | Friday 12 | Saturday 13 | Sunday 14 | Monday 15 | Tuesday 16 | |||||||||||||||
AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
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Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1644 | 3863 | 3573 | 2454 | 1776 | 1273 | 1130 | 2331 | 2683 | 1685 | 1808 | 1382 | 1102 | 721 | 202 | 330 | 228 | 205 | 763 | 1249 | 701 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | on | cross-on | cross-on | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on |
High Tide | 1:41PM0.53m | 1:36PM0.67m | 00:13AM0.26m | 1:59PM0.80m | 1:36AM0.20m | 2:30PM0.90m | 1:45AM0.16m | 3:03PM0.98m | 3:36PM1.02m | 4:09PM1.02m | |||||||||||
Low Tide | 4:33AM0.27m | 11:42PM0.26m | 4:54AM0.22m | 11:22PM0.19m | 5:24AM0.16m | 11:57PM0.15m | 6:01AM0.10m | 6:42AM0.04m | 7:23AM-0.01m | ||||||||||||
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 | 7:24 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:26 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — |
 | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:15 | — | — | 5:16 | — | — | 5:16 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | — | 1 |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 18 | 22 | 18 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 |
Feels °C | 11 | 14 | 13 | 11 | 13 | 15 | 10 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WSW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 19 | SW 17 | SW 16 | — | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 11 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 14 | N 5 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1644 | 3863 | 3573 | 2454 | 1776 | 1273 | 1130 | 2331 | 2683 | 1685 | — | 1382 | 1102 | 721 | 202 | 330 | 228 | 205 | 763 | 25 | 701 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | SW 18 | — | — | — | — | SW 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | SW 18 | SSW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 7 | 905 | — | — | — | — | 73 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 173 | 12 | 26 | 149 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 17 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 6 | N 5 | WSW 5 | SW 15 | — | NE 3 | NE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | N 4 | N 6 | SW 14 | W 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 108 | 121 | 31 | 41 | 1808 | — | 3 | 6 | 10 | 38 | 44 | 13 | 166 | 1249 | 22 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 144 | 3 | 25 | 0 | 9 | 164 | 166 | 737 | 908 | 164 | 729 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 168 | 154 | 76 | 154 | 166 | 25 | 28 |
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