Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 09 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.2° C
0.4° 

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 (10 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 3AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Jul)5ft (1.5m)15s
Afternoon (10 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Evening (10 Jul)4ft (1.2m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Thu night, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Thu
9
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
2.5
W
8
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1240
1210
1284
1163
1163
1046
795
784
773
606
521
469
401
816
1771
2615
2924
3064
3049
3193
2911
2274
1946
1826
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NNW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
NW
45
WSW
40
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
W
30
W
25
W
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
1:04PM0.75m
1:43PM0.86m
2:21PM0.94m
Low Tide
00:34AM0.15m
00:20AM0.11m
00:19AM0.08m
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:24
5:25
 mm
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
11
11
9
10
9
10
9
7
6
4
4
1
3
3
5
5
6
8
8
9
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