Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
3
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1668
1162
976
760
656
546
780
736
581
478
361
485
450
441
418
447
516
851
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
W
0
NNE
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
15
NNW
10
N
15
NNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:55PM0.64m
5:48AM0.58m
4:49PM0.56m
6:41AM0.62m
4:10PM0.50m
Low Tide
11:25PM0.18m
11:23AM0.33m
11:29PM0.14m
12:16PM0.44m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
11
11
12
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
9
9
8
6
7
7
8
9
10
10
10
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