Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daly Heads today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 6PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 18). 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 (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 3ft (0.9m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Daly Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
831 | 677 | 567 | 421 | 421 | 362 | 362 | 390 | 365 | 337 | 1223 | 994 | 863 | 929 | 838 | 1112 | 1184 | 1031 | 653 | 1467 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:10PM0.53m | 6:19AM0.67m | 3:42PM0.50m | 7:11AM0.67m | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:24AM0.37m | 10:53PM0.08m | 12:09PM0.45m | 11:03PM0.05m | ||||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:52 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:53 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 14 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 12 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 20 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 16 | WSW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
831 | 677 | 567 | 421 | 421 | 362 | 362 | 390 | 365 | 309 | 136 | 994 | 863 | 929 | 838 | 1112 | 1184 | 1031 | 653 | 1467 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 4 | — | E 4 | — | NE 4 | E 4 | — | — | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | — | — | — | SW 16 | SW 9 |
3 | — | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 42 | 98 | 97 | 287 | 258 | 258 | 249 | — | — | — | 502 | 162 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NNW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNE 4 | NNE 4 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNW 5 | NW 4 | WNW 5 | W 5 | W 8 | WSW 9 | WSW 14 | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NNW 4 | NNW 3 | WSW 10 | WSW 9 |
15 | 24 | 59 | 59 | 51 | 38 | 68 | 90 | 278 | 337 | 1223 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 8 | 2 | 226 | 237 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 109 | 109 | 112 | 168 | 166 | 164 | 164 | 488 | 555 | 555 | 555 | 28 | 28 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 3 |
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