Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 22 Jul 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 (22 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 11PM is: 2.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.8m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)--
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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)
0
0
0
1
4
3
2
3
2
2
4
3
4
3
3
1
2
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
746
747
673
1255
2295
2119
2216
2544
2579
2491
3090
2567
2443
2295
2295
1958
1808
1616
1484
1238
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
10
S
15
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:10PM0.53m
11:28AM0.62m
12:50PM0.70m
Low Tide
12:36PM0.52m
00:03AM0.13m
00:08AM0.12m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
8
8
9
7
6
5
7
7
5
5
6
7
8
7
8
7
8
6
8
8
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