Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 04 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.4° 

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 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 6PM is: 2.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Sep)--
Afternoon (04 Sep)8ft (2.4m)16s
Evening (04 Sep)7ft (2.2m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Fri
4
Saturday
5
Sunday
6
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)
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
3
3
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2925
2768
2390
2179
2168
3335
4575
2386
3161
3234
3365
3410
3017
2766
2334
1858
1613
1319
1236
1049
Wind (km/h)
30
NNE
30
NNE
20
NNW
25
WNW
35
WNW
50
W
45
W
50
W
45
W
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:37AM0.73m
12:34PM0.78m
Low Tide
10:48PM-0.03m
10:58PM-0.03m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:05
6:06
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
17
17
16
16
15
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
11
14
12
10
6
4
2
3
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
11
12
10
10
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