Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.0°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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 11PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 08). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Fri morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
3
2
2
3
2
3
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2068
2326
1685
1809
1809
2140
1804
5780
5082
5074
4641
3996
4034
3772
3154
2736
2538
2175
1871
1511
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
25
SSE
35
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
E
15
SE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:21AM0.24m
2:28PM0.85m
3:10AM0.31m
2:50PM0.81m
Low Tide
10:44PM0.12m
5:32AM0.24m
10:20PM0.17m
7:22AM0.21m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
11
12
12
10
11
12
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
12
13
11
12
Feels °C
11
9
8
6
7
5
3
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
7
8
7
8
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