Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 25 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.6°C
1.0° 

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 (25 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 6PM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 23s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 25). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Sep)--
Afternoon (25 Sep)3ft (0.9m)14s
Evening (25 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the SE by Sat afternoon).

Fri
25
Saturday
26
Sunday
27
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
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
0.9
SW
20
1.3
SW
19
1.8
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
313
304
313
447
459
440
511
640
1295
2306
2242
2339
2117
1904
1631
1330
1082
1068
853
705
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
15
SW
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
25
SSE
35
SE
35
SE
40
SE
35
SE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:01AM0.53m
2:56PM0.67m
3:21AM0.64m
3:11PM0.60m
Low Tide
9:17PM0.19m
8:39AM0.21m
9:13PM0.17m
9:23AM0.21m
9:13PM0.14m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:05
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6:20
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6:20
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6:21
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1
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Temp °C
18
18
18
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
11
9
10
12
14
12
13
Feels °C
17
16
16
11
10
10
8
7
6
5
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
7
4
6
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