Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 14 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.2° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 11PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 14). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)--
Afternoon (14 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
14
Thursday
15
Friday
16
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
2
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
919
827
663
581
504
437
374
324
277
232
190
180
123
121
123
75
168
136
104
98
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
5
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
5
NE
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:02PM0.40m
5:54AM0.88m
3:54PM0.40m
6:25AM0.85m
3:27PM0.41m
Low Tide
10:13PM0.00m
12:57PM0.35m
10:31PM-0.01m
1:44PM0.41m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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6:41
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6:39
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7:35
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7:36
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7:36
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Temp °C
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
15
17
19
16
16
16
17
17
18
19
21
21
20
Feels °C
12
10
8
7
8
9
9
12
13
17
11
11
11
12
12
13
15
19
18
17
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