Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Issued: 2 pm 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 9PM is: 0.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.1m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)--
Afternoon (01 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (01 Jul)7ft (2.1m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Thu afternoon). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the S by Fri night).

Wed
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
Sat
4
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
2
WNW
6
2
W
6
2.1
W
6
2.5
WNW
6
3
W
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
244
269
322
424
1782
2034
2380
4075
7074
9763
10400
9195
7945
6551
5649
4958
3515
2785
2322
1744
1527
1343
1135
Wind (km/h)
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
Wind State
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:57AM0.30m
4:34PM0.91m
3:25AM0.33m
4:59PM0.87m
3:59AM0.36m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.25m
8:40AM0.05m
00:06AM0.27m
9:14AM0.06m
00:16AM0.28m
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
5:22
 mm
1
2
1
1
3
4
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
6
6
6
6
4
4
5
4
3
3
2
2
3
4
5
7
8
8
9
10
10
10
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
0.6
SW
17
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
14
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Energy kJ
342
183
269
322
398
4337
3515
2785
2322
1744
1527
1343
1135
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
133
241
78
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
NW
6
2
WNW
6
2
W
6
2.1
W
6
2.5
WNW
6
3
W
10
3
WSW
10
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
172
244
261
282
424
1782
2034
2380
4075
7074
9763
10400
9195
7945
6551
5649
4958
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
1
2
1
2
1
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
658
495
488
737
1099
1195
976
976
1187
740
1187
1187
1187
1187
1236
1253
1261
70
3
3
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
2
4
2
4
7
2
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
8
4
6
6
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
7
6
5
6
7
9
9
5
5
6
6
5
5
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