Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 22 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.3° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 4PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 22). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (22 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (22 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
Thursday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1760
1784
1857
1932
1882
1589
1460
1123
836
813
632
614
696
686
696
595
503
444
386
374
418
321
Wind (km/h)
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
5
N
15
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
WNW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:21PM0.76m
1:50PM0.77m
2:55AM0.34m
2:15PM0.77m
Low Tide
10:11PM0.15m
9:43PM0.18m
6:53AM0.26m
9:26PM0.19m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
6:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:17
6:19
 mm
Temp °C
10
11
13
15
13
14
15
15
15
15
18
20
21
22
21
20
20
20
21
21
19
17
Feels °C
6
7
10
14
10
9
11
10
10
10
13
16
18
18
16
17
15
14
16
18
17
15
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