Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.0° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 9PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)--
Afternoon (22 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (22 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 21mm), heaviest during Mon morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Sat
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
2
3
3
2
0
0
1
2
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)
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1801
1647
1647
1647
1624
1238
1130
2259
1685
1685
1420
1149
856
746
590
453
447
361
299
335
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
ENE
15
E
20
ENE
5
ENE
0
N
10
NE
25
NE
30
ENE
20
ENE
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:19PM0.69m
1:15PM0.76m
1:49PM0.81m
Low Tide
11:26PM0.07m
11:20PM0.10m
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
1
4
5
5
3
3
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
13
12
13
14
14
15
16
15
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
10
12
9
10
11
12
13
13
11
13
14
10
8
7
9
11
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