Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Sunday 03 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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.8°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 1AM is: 3.0m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s
Afternoon (04 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (04 May)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sun night, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sun
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
1
3
2
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3384
2795
2317
1888
1546
1424
1226
1054
964
866
770
911
838
699
555
488
421
967
871
746
659
1139
961
1086
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
WSW
15
W
25
W
30
SW
35
SW
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:54AM0.34m
4:26PM0.92m
2:55AM0.34m
4:56PM0.91m
2:48AM0.35m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.26m
8:41AM0.03m
11:51PM0.29m
9:02AM0.01m
00:30AM0.33m
9:24AM-0.01m
rain showers
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
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7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:37
5:36
5:35
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
14
16
14
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
7
8
9
10
10
10
10
10
11
12
13
11
12
11
14
11
13
13
13
12
13
12
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
6
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
1
488
514
911
838
699
555
488
361
967
871
746
659
799
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
Energy kJ
12
76
97
214
421
19
73
72
72
109
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
11
21
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
Energy kJ
3384
2795
2317
1888
1546
1424
1226
1054
964
866
770
1139
961
1086
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
2
1
1
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
Distance (km)
658
658
658
658
675
739
976
976
740
70
164
3
3
0
3
3
3
3
3
3
28
491
738
740
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
5
5
9
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