Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 08 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 4PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (08 Aug)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 20mm), heaviest during Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun morning). Mainly near gales.

Saturday
8
Sunday
9
Monday
10
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)
1
1
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
2.3
SW
20
3.5
SW
19
4
SW
19
4
SW
18
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1333
1402
1203
1140
1109
992
890
865
556
546
1087
1251
1187
4093
8412
10922
9067
6479
5043
3803
2868
2513
Wind (km/h)
25
N
30
N
25
N
20
NNE
35
NNE
40
N
35
N
35
N
25
N
30
NNE
20
NW
10
W
25
SW
40
SSW
50
SSW
50
SW
40
SW
35
SW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
12:47PM0.79m
1:36PM0.87m
2:14PM0.93m
Low Tide
11:42PM0.02m
11:47PM0.03m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
thunderstorm
mod rain
rain showers
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:09
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
4
1
6
1
3
1
1
Temp °C
13
13
14
16
15
14
13
13
13
14
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
12
9
7
7
6
8
9
8
10
8
6
5
4
5
4
5
6
7
8
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