Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 09 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.5° 

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 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (09 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (09 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 11AM is: 3.0m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 09). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Sep)10ft (3.0m)19s
Afternoon (09 Sep)10ft (3.0m)18s
Evening (09 Sep)8ft (2.5m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SE on Wed morning, light winds from the ENE by Fri afternoon).

Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
Friday
11
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1804
5444
5654
4804
4641
3996
3808
3772
3345
2736
2538
2175
2009
1654
1237
1326
1212
1220
1288
1532
1611
1651
Wind (km/h)
25
SE
35
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
10
ENE
10
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
4:21AM0.24m
2:28PM0.85m
3:10AM0.31m
2:50PM0.81m
3:09AM0.42m
3:08PM0.75m
Low Tide
5:32AM0.24m
10:20PM0.17m
7:22AM0.21m
10:00PM0.20m
8:19AM0.20m
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
6:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:08
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
11
11
12
12
10
10
10
9
9
10
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
13
15
16
15
15
Feels °C
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
7
7
6
7
8
8
9
10
12
14
13
11
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