Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Saturday 23 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 10AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 May)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (23 May)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (23 May)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat afternoon, min 14°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sat night, light winds from the SSE by Mon afternoon).

Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
736
639
518
451
380
321
265
269
273
252
236
232
228
220
219
297
300
403
400
304
222
248
262
297
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
25
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
SSE
10
SE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:58PM0.69m
7:19PM0.59m
6:49PM0.50m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.08m
10:12AM0.18m
9:10AM0.29m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
17
17
18
18
18
17
16
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
16
16
15
15
11
11
13
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
10
9
8
10
12
12
13
12
11
11
13
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
WSW
11
1.1
WSW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.9
SW
11
0.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
736
639
518
451
380
321
265
269
273
252
236
232
228
220
219
297
300
403
400
304
222
110
191
297
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
7
0.4
E
4
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.4
N
4
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
9
Energy kJ
25
4
12
12
4
42
98
167
248
262
119
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
15
0.2
SSW
11
0.2
SSW
11
0.3
SW
16
0.1
SW
20
0.6
SW
9
Energy kJ
8
12
13
41
15
62
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.7
N
5
1
N
5
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
0.9
N
5
0.9
NNW
4
0.6
N
4
0.4
N
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.3
N
3
0.3
NNE
3
0.3
NNE
3
Energy kJ
24
30
31
29
22
24
40
23
37
21
41
34
66
39
29
13
5
5
2
2
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
1
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
109
109
25
109
109
109
109
76
109
30
111
164
109
168
11
9
0
0
9
29
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
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