Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daly Heads today (08 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 11AM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (08 Oct) | 5ft (1.6m) | 15s |
| Afternoon (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (08 Oct) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Daly Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Fri morning, calm by Sat night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 8 | Friday 9 | Saturday 10 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 16 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1880 | 1602 | 1349 | 1200 | 1028 | 897 | 966 | 854 | 931 | 1151 | 1318 | 1109 | 1200 | 1467 | 2136 | 2122 | 767 | 2038 | 625 | 590 | 572 | 1672 | 2080 | 2612 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 4:14AM0.38m | 3:00PM0.68m | 3:49AM0.49m | 3:20PM0.62m | 3:55AM0.60m | 3:36PM0.56m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:03AM0.32m | 9:59PM0.21m | 9:08AM0.28m | 9:43PM0.20m | 9:55AM0.25m | 9:37PM0.17m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:50 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:48 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:47 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:30 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 3 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 18 | 17 | 17 | 19 | 21 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 16 | 16 |
Feels °C | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 16 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | N 5 | SSW 16 | NNE 5 | SW 15 | SSW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 10 | SW 11 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 15 |
| kJ | 1880 | 1602 | 1349 | 1200 | 1028 | 897 | 966 | 854 | 931 | 1151 | 1318 | 1109 | 1200 | 29 | 657 | 2 | 767 | 455 | 558 | 590 | 572 | 1672 | 2080 | 2612 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | W 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 15 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 26 | 16 | 11 | 9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 532 | 459 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 4 | WSW 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 140 | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NNE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 5 | — | NE 4 | — | NNE 4 | N 5 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | W 8 | WSW 15 | WSW 10 | NNW 4 | NW 4 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 16 | 41 | 59 | 72 | 80 | 82 | — | 4 | — | 29 | 97 | 1467 | 2136 | 2122 | 308 | 2038 | 625 | 13 | 8 | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 29 | 109 | 111 | 144 | 109 | 76 | 111 | 3 | 109 | 14 | 111 | 658 | 555 | 488 | 737 | 555 | 491 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 164 | 3 | 0 |
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