Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daly Heads today (20 Oct):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 5AM is: 1.2m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 19). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
| Evening (20 Oct) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Daly Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||
Mon 19 | Tuesday 20 | Wednesday 21 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 676 | 850 | 957 | 540 | 532 | 458 | 437 | 382 | 424 | 431 | 495 | 471 | 398 | 465 | 1271 | 1972 | 2442 | 2630 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | cross | cross-off | off |
High Tide | 12:10PM0.64m | 1:30PM0.65m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:22PM0.10m | 10:57PM0.16m | 10:06PM0.21m | |||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | 7:38 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:40 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 21 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 18 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 13 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | N 5 | NNE 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 676 | 11 | 4 | 540 | 532 | 458 | 437 | 382 | 424 | 431 | 495 | 471 | 398 | 465 | 1271 | 1972 | 2442 | 2630 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | N 4 | — | SW 5 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 24 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SE 3 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 1 | — | 30 | 22 | 87 | 22 | 73 | 162 | 72 | 239 | 369 | 3 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 40 | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 5 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 5 | WSW 5 | — | WSW 6 | SW 6 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | — | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 42 | 850 | 957 | 40 | 33 | — | 22 | 34 | 12 | 9 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 111 | 28 | 164 | 144 | 3 | 3 | 555 | 70 | 70 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 0 | 0 |
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