Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 ACST
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Daly Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 2PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (12 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Evening (12 May)1.5ft (0.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
1
2
4
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
192
149
116
114
106
96
95
119
118
118
116
111
108
84
83
80
129
141
911
1136
1467
1302
1255
1031
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
5
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
E
15
NE
15
NE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NE
15
NE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:06PM0.44m
00:32AM0.51m
2:17PM0.56m
1:21AM0.45m
2:25PM0.69m
1:53AM0.38m
Low Tide
8:02AM0.26m
6:50PM0.41m
7:28AM0.26m
8:29PM0.34m
7:16AM0.23m
9:29PM0.27m
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:29
5:28
5:27
Temp °C
17
17
19
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
21
22
22
21
20
19
19
19
19
19
20
20
19
19
14
14
17
19
16
16
16
16
16
17
18
19
19
17
16
15
16
15
15
16
17
16
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.5
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
Energy kJ
192
149
116
114
85
61
88
119
118
118
116
111
108
84
83
80
74
121
911
1136
1467
1302
1255
1031
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
21
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.2
S
7
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
12
0.3
E
4
0.6
N
4
Energy kJ
44
61
89
113
106
96
95
7
6
6
8
15
4
31
47
68
129
72
3
14
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SW
22
0.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
7
15
13
2
1
73
141
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
E
3
0.2
ESE
2
0.4
SE
2
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
E
3
0.3
ENE
3
0.3
NE
3
0.2
E
3
0.3
ENE
2
0.5
NE
3
0.6
NE
3
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
Energy kJ
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
4
7
8
5
6
5
5
22
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
14
29
0
11
25
9
0
29
29
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
9
9
5
8
8
9
9
9
9
6
9
9
7
7
6
9
8
9
5
5
5
5
5
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