Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 19 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 1.2°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 12AM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)4.5ft (1.3m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)3ft (0.9m)16s
Evening (20 May)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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)
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
3
4
3
2
2
1
2
3
2
1
2
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
18
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1373
422
414
368
400
391
375
427
480
406
1001
924
899
886
716
706
526
451
357
380
392
410
581
864
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
15
N
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:49PM1.00m
5:23PM0.95m
5:57PM0.88m
Low Tide
8:47AM-0.07m
9:17AM-0.06m
9:44AM-0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
10
11
11
13
15
14
14
15
16
16
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
14
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
124
199
249
297
273
257
375
344
357
376
1001
924
899
886
716
706
526
451
357
380
392
410
581
864
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
18
0.6
SSW
17
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
ENE
3
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
124
207
204
188
366
427
480
406
42
43
42
1
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
18
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
0.4
NE
3
0.4
NE
3
0.5
N
3
0.5
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
1373
422
414
368
400
391
2
2
6
6
10
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
1
3
4
Distance (km)
561
70
70
70
3
70
28
3
3
0
0
0
9
9
25
14
0
0
9
0
25
25
27
27
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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