Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
17.3°C
2.0° 

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 (26 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 8PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Oct)--
Afternoon (26 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (26 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
26
Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
938
885
859
701
690
609
600
527
451
379
367
367
361
314
309
224
209
205
202
205
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
off
High Tide
3:39PM0.40m
4:34AM0.90m
3:43PM0.34m
5:03AM0.95m
3:33PM0.31m
Low Tide
9:11PM0.10m
11:47AM0.23m
9:21PM0.03m
12:36PM0.27m
9:35PM-0.02m
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:24
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7:45
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7:46
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1
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
14
16
16
14
14
Feels °C
11
10
9
9
10
10
10
10
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
11
12
12
10
11
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