Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 16 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.1° 

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 (16 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 7PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Aug)--
Afternoon (16 Aug)5ft (1.5m)14s
Evening (16 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
16
Monday
17
Tuesday
18
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
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
0
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)
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
0.9
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
0.9
SW
19
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
984
886
791
706
686
736
465
574
1109
989
879
685
685
577
529
505
831
677
567
421
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
20
NE
25
ENE
25
ENE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
20
NE
30
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:17PM0.66m
4:59AM0.61m
4:19PM0.59m
5:37AM0.65m
4:10PM0.53m
Low Tide
10:42PM0.16m
10:43AM0.29m
10:46PM0.12m
11:24AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:01
7:00
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:51
5:52
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
12
12
12
13
14
15
16
16
Feels °C
9
9
8
8
8
9
9
9
9
7
7
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
11
10
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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