Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 17 May 2026 ACST
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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
18.5° C
(Which is 1.4°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: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (17 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (17 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wed
20
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1179
1064
816
701
701
767
755
732
659
546
471
409
455
314
456
539
506
544
534
389
344
338
332
326
Wind (km/h)
10
S
10
S
10
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
S
5
S
5
SW
5
W
10
W
15
W
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
10
S
10
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
3:44PM0.98m
1:52AM0.23m
4:16PM1.01m
4:49PM1.00m
Low Tide
7:34AM0.05m
00:16AM0.22m
7:54AM-0.01m
8:19AM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:09
7:11
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:25
5:24
5:24
5:23
1
Temp °C
15
15
17
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
16
14
14
15
15
14
14
15
15
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
12
11
11
10
11
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.3
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
20
0.3
SSW
19
0.5
SW
18
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
Energy kJ
1179
1064
816
701
701
767
755
732
659
546
471
409
455
314
60
133
134
74
155
389
344
338
332
326
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
W
24
0.1
W
24
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
22
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.2
SSW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
Energy kJ
11
11
21
18
18
18
18
37
97
75
82
197
199
199
300
297
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
WSW
3
0.5
W
4
0.6
WSW
4
1.3
WSW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
Energy kJ
2
7
12
456
539
506
544
534
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
2
1
1
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
25
144
164
25
112
144
70
70
561
561
561
3
3
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
6
9
9
7
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
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