Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 08 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.0° 

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 (09 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 12AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 08). An open ocean swell of 1.0m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Oct)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (09 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (09 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Thu night. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
8
Friday
9
Saturday
10
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
4
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.9
WSW
16
2
WSW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.1
WSW
15
1.1
SW
16
1.7
WSW
11
2.1
SW
13
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
966
955
931
1042
1194
1123
1314
1811
1957
2122
2038
2038
1924
612
648
1524
2050
2757
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
30
NNE
15
W
15
W
5
NE
30
NE
35
N
40
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
25
W
15
WSW
5
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:49AM0.49m
3:20PM0.62m
3:55AM0.60m
3:36PM0.56m
Low Tide
9:59PM0.21m
9:08AM0.28m
9:43PM0.20m
9:55AM0.25m
9:37PM0.17m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
mod rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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3
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Temp °C
23
22
20
18
16
17
17
17
15
14
14
14
15
15
17
17
16
16
Feels °C
17
16
18
16
17
13
12
11
9
7
7
8
9
9
12
12
14
15
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