Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Issued: 8 pm 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.5° 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 (17 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 3AM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 37mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, strong winds from the NNW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.7
NNW
6
2.2
NNW
6
2.2
NNW
7
1.6
NW
6
1.3
WSW
21
1.8
WSW
20
2.4
SW
19
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
940
915
742
639
540
451
386
336
277
260
220
175
172
163
350
431
171
1371
2564
4068
4377
3993
3639
3353
Wind (km/h)
30
NE
15
NE
15
N
20
N
30
NNE
35
N
40
NNE
40
NNE
30
NNW
15
NW
30
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
40
NNW
50
NNW
50
NNW
35
WNW
25
WSW
30
W
35
SW
30
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:41PM0.99m
5:10PM0.92m
Low Tide
8:04AM-0.03m
8:42AM-0.02m
9:19AM0.02m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
heavy rain
light rain
light rain
mod rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
 mm
2
1
2
11
5
2
8
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
18
18
17
17
16
15
15
16
14
15
14
13
12
13
13
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
14
Feels °C
11
16
16
14
13
11
9
8
12
11
9
8
6
3
3
3
7
10
8
7
7
7
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.8
NNW
5
0.4
NNW
5
Energy kJ
940
915
742
639
540
451
386
336
277
260
220
175
172
116
116
114
116
32
9
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
4
0.2
NNW
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.4
ENE
5
0.5
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.2
E
5
0.3
WSW
7
0.6
W
8
0.5
W
8
0.3
SW
23
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SSW
21
Energy kJ
2
2
2
7
13
5
2
10
46
33
81
163
175
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
5
0.1
E
5
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
23
0.1
E
6
0.4
NW
6
Energy kJ
9
1
23
22
50
1
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.7
NNE
4
1.5
NNE
5
1.9
NNE
6
1.9
N
6
1.6
N
6
0.9
NNW
6
1
NW
4
1.1
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.7
NNW
6
2.2
NNW
6
2.2
NNW
7
1.6
NW
6
1.3
WSW
21
1.8
WSW
20
2.4
SW
19
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
18
2.5
SW
17
2.4
SW
17
Energy kJ
23
18
16
7
15
126
255
293
181
50
36
56
84
163
350
431
171
1371
2564
4068
4377
3993
3639
3353
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
1
2
1
3
1
1
2
4
3
3
2
3
5
1
5
Distance (km)
109
29
27
111
109
111
112
111
115
28
154
164
111
555
555
555
480
658
675
738
555
1050
976
940
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Rating
(10 max)
4
3
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
9
7
9
6
5
5
6
6
6
6
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