Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.7°C
1.1° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 10PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)--
Afternoon (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (29 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Wed night. Warm (max 21°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
0
0
3
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
4
4
3
0
0
0
1
1
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
627
611
603
595
737
940
929
955
1014
886
842
1001
1001
915
879
784
857
1196
1382
1484
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
25
WSW
10
S
5
W
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
20
NNW
15
NW
10
W
10
SSW
5
W
5
NNE
10
NE
15
N
15
WNW
25
WSW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-off
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:21PM0.45m
4:46AM0.86m
3:07PM0.41m
5:21AM0.87m
2:21PM0.41m
Low Tide
9:22PM0.04m
11:36AM0.33m
9:32PM-0.02m
12:41PM0.40m
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
26
20
21
19
16
16
17
17
18
19
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
15
13
13
Feels °C
20
16
20
19
16
16
17
15
16
19
16
17
17
16
15
16
13
10
8
9
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