Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.3° 

Daly 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 Daly Heads today (07 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 10PM is: 1.0m 19s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Sep)--
Afternoon (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (07 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Mon
7
Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
4
5
4
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
451
511
723
1016
1269
2042
2117
2068
2326
1943
1809
1809
2140
1804
5780
5082
5308
4902
4732
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
SE
10
W
20
SW
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:00PM0.86m
4:21AM0.24m
2:28PM0.85m
Low Tide
11:01PM0.05m
10:44PM0.12m
5:32AM0.24m
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
11
10
10
10
10
11
13
13
12
11
12
11
10
10
12
11
10
10
Feels °C
10
11
7
6
6
7
8
10
11
9
7
6
8
4
4
3
5
5
4
5
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