Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 18 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.3° 

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 (18 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 5AM is: 1.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)17s
Afternoon (18 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)16s
Evening (18 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Fri night, fresh winds from the N by Sat night).

Friday
18
Saturday
19
Sunday
20
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)
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
17
0.8
SW
17
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
403
844
734
659
468
429
297
289
224
215
212
208
163
122
120
194
175
251
560
580
1024
1175
1111
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
N
15
N
20
N
20
NNW
20
N
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
30
N
35
N
30
WNW
25
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
6:30AM0.75m
7:28AM0.70m
10:48AM0.67m
Low Tide
10:20PM0.00m
10:34PM0.01m
10:46PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:18
6:16
6:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
15
14
15
15
16
19
19
19
19
20
18
18
19
22
22
23
22
19
20
19
18
15
15
13
Feels °C
12
11
10
9
11
15
16
16
15
16
12
12
14
19
17
18
16
12
12
13
13
9
11
7
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