Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 21 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6AM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)5ft (1.5m)14s
Afternoon (21 May)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (21 May)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1001
924
899
886
799
706
526
451
357
342
392
422
581
799
1041
924
736
639
518
451
380
363
352
311
Wind (km/h)
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
30
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
5:57PM0.88m
6:29PM0.79m
6:58PM0.69m
Low Tide
9:17AM-0.06m
9:44AM-0.01m
10:06AM0.08m
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
14
14
15
15
14
16
15
14
11
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
12
11
12
13
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
Energy kJ
1001
924
899
886
799
706
526
451
357
342
392
422
581
799
1041
924
736
639
518
451
380
363
352
311
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
E
4
0.3
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
3
Energy kJ
41
43
42
1
2
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
1
N
4
1
N
5
0.9
NNE
4
1
NNE
5
0.8
NNE
5
Energy kJ
2
5
7
9
10
7
7
18
22
16
22
38
41
34
40
28
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
1
3
3
2
4
2
4
1
4
3
4
3
2
4
Distance (km)
0
0
0
9
9
25
0
0
14
29
25
76
27
25
29
25
76
25
109
109
111
76
29
111
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
4
1
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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