Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.6° 

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 (12 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 4AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)10ft (3.0m)12s
Afternoon (12 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (12 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat night, light winds from the SSW by Tue afternoon).

Sat
11
Sunday
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
7
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SW
12
3.5
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3179
3393
3001
3029
2875
2454
2237
2444
2752
3094
3468
4838
5041
5041
5041
5928
5531
5627
5561
5242
4878
5169
3725
3311
Wind (km/h)
45
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
W
35
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
2:21PM0.94m
2:56PM0.99m
2:13AM0.11m
3:29PM1.01m
Low Tide
00:19AM0.08m
00:32AM0.08m
00:51AM0.11m
6:17AM0.07m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:27
5:27
 mm
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
3
4
4
5
7
7
7
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
9
8
9
10
9
10
10
10
11
12
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