Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 18 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.4°C
1.4° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 3PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 18). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (18 Oct)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Sun night, light winds from the W by Mon night).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
0
1
0
0
0
0
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
WSW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
251
297
401
482
854
976
906
883
795
763
773
614
581
710
754
532
458
437
388
326
529
Wind (km/h)
25
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
E
20
ENE
35
NNE
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
30
NE
15
NNE
10
W
10
SW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
7:45AM0.74m
8:58AM0.67m
12:10PM0.64m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.05m
11:22PM0.10m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:37
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6:33
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7:37
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7:38
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Temp °C
20
21
24
26
26
26
21
20
19
19
21
23
24
20
16
15
14
15
16
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
17
20
22
22
22
15
14
14
14
16
18
21
19
15
13
12
14
14
12
11
13
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