Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Tuesday 05 May 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.5°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 5PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 May)--
Afternoon (05 May)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (05 May)4.5ft (1.4m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Fri
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
4
4
2
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
496
488
421
967
871
825
821
1048
1044
1172
1659
1551
1527
1369
1785
2173
2653
2875
3059
3021
2295
2129
1882
1647
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
15
W
20
W
20
W
25
SW
30
SW
35
SW
35
SSW
30
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:56PM0.91m
2:48AM0.35m
5:28PM0.88m
2:11AM0.37m
6:04PM0.83m
Low Tide
00:30AM0.33m
9:24AM-0.01m
1:41AM0.37m
9:47AM-0.00m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:03
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5:36
5:35
5:34
5:32
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
16
13
14
13
13
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
10
6
7
5
5
5
7
8
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
0.9
SSW
14
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
1.6
SSW
16
1.5
SSW
15
1.3
SSW
15
Energy kJ
496
488
361
967
871
825
821
357
311
379
437
2173
2653
2875
2516
2484
1241
1069
752
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
97
214
421
19
73
72
72
201
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
21
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
4
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
Energy kJ
9
1048
1044
1172
1659
1551
1527
1369
1785
3059
3021
2295
2129
1882
1647
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
3
2
4
1
2
4
4
1
1
1
1
2
1
6
7
4
5
7
4
Distance (km)
3
3
3
25
3
3
25
109
28
164
738
729
976
1038
952
952
1187
1193
3
3
3
748
755
1199
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
1
3
4
4
1
6
7
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
6
7
5
5
7
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
6
5
8
8
5
5
6
5
5
5
7
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