Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.5°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 2AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)6ft (1.9m)13s
Evening (06 May)7ft (2.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the S by Wed afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
967
871
825
899
957
1044
1266
1457
1551
1584
1584
1785
2173
2653
2875
2516
2484
2453
2129
2021
1647
1505
1500
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:56PM0.91m
2:48AM0.35m
5:28PM0.88m
2:11AM0.37m
6:04PM0.83m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.33m
9:24AM-0.01m
1:41AM0.37m
9:47AM-0.00m
10:08AM0.03m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:35
5:34
5:32
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
16
14
14
14
13
13
12
11
10
6
6
6
6
5
7
8
9
8
9
8
8
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.7
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.5
SSW
15
1.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
361
967
871
825
899
321
379
437
2173
2653
2875
1415
1397
1069
911
1505
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
16
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.6
SW
18
0.1
SE
5
Energy kJ
421
19
73
72
72
105
201
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
W
4
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
13
957
1044
1266
1457
1551
1584
1584
1785
2516
2484
2453
2129
2021
1647
1500
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
5
4
4
1
1
1
1
3
4
4
2
9
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
Distance (km)
3
25
25
28
28
555
738
740
976
1038
1100
1100
70
3
3
1231
740
1199
1189
1189
1189
1189
1200
70
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
2
2
1
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
9
5
4
4
4
4
3
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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