Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 30 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.8°C
1.4° 

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 (30 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 11AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 30). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Afternoon (30 Oct)4ft (1.2m)14s
Evening (30 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri morning. Warm (max 21°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the N on Fri afternoon, calm by Sat night).

Friday
30
Saturday
31
Sunday
1
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1164
1135
856
746
581
565
464
398
335
946
908
277
265
423
416
314
236
232
244
193
199
277
199
147
Wind (km/h)
25
ENE
25
NE
25
NNE
35
N
30
NE
15
NNE
40
N
30
NW
35
WNW
35
W
25
WSW
20
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
SW
5
SSW
0
SE
5
SSE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
SSW
5
SSW
20
SSE
25
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:09AM0.95m
6:46AM0.89m
7:25AM0.82m
Low Tide
10:14PM-0.08m
10:36PM-0.06m
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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Temp °C
19
20
20
19
21
21
19
18
17
16
15
16
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
17
20
20
18
15
Feels °C
14
15
14
12
15
18
13
14
12
11
11
13
14
14
14
15
15
14
13
15
18
20
15
11
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