Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Issued: 3 am 03 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is

17.0°C

Daly Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today (03 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Nov, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (03 Nov)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s
Afternoon (03 Nov)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Evening (03 Nov)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Wed night). Mainly strong winds.
	Tuesday 3								Wednesday 4								Thursday 5								Fri 6
	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	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	3	1	0	0	0	1	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	0	1	2	2	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 6	SW 7	SW 10	SW 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14
Wave Graph
kJ	725	704	562	553	488	424	418	369	369	374	444	903	352	552	900	759	690	739	752	685	633	644	878	757	780	804	976
Wind (km/h)	S	SSW	SSW	WNW	NW	W	SW	SW	NW	W	W	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	WSW	W	WSW	SW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide				9:33AM0.63m									12:55PM0.57m						5:06AM0.44m			1:53PM0.53m				3:33AM0.53m
Low Tide	11:02PM0.07m								10:45PM0.16m							9:48PM0.24m				8:05AM0.42m				8:54PM0.26m


	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	7:55
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	15	15	17	17	18	16	16	16	16	16	16	15	15	15	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	14	14	15	16	15	16	14	15	16	14	12	10	7	7	8	8	9	10	11	11	10	11	10	11	12	11	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SSW 13	—	—	—	—	WSW 16	SW 11	SW 11	SW 12	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14
kJ	725	704	562	553	488	424	418	369	369	374	149	—	—	—	—	26	690	739	752	685	633	644	878	757	780	804	976
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 21	—	S 20	—	—	—	—	SW 24	SW 22	SW 21	WSW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	—	SW 18	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	8	—	—	—	—	22	19	18	44	69	97	63	—	116	297	267	267
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 21	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 22	SW 18	—	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	18	12	—	33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 2	SW 3	—	—	WSW 13	SW 13	SW 6	SW 7	SW 10	SW 10	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	3	—	—	444	903	352	552	900	759	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	West Cape SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Fishermans Beach VIC - Torquay	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Fishery Bay SA - Eyre Peninsula	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	3	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	70	0	3	3	0	25	25	27	3	3	0	28	28	729	740	755	748	3	3	3	0	3	115	144	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula		Daly Heads	Spits	Spits	Ethel Wreck	Chinamans	Chinamans	West Cape	Spits	Spits	Ethel Wreck	Rhino Head	Rhino Head					Spits	Spits	Spits	Daly Heads	Spits			Spits	Spits	Spits
Rating (10 max)		3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	1	1					3	3	3	3	3			3	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	5	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	1	1	4	4	5	5	4	5	4	3	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5	5

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