Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 27 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.2°C
1.6° 

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 (28 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Sep, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 12AM is: 1.2m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 27). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Afternoon (28 Sep)2.5ft (0.8m)14s
Evening (28 Sep)2ft (0.6m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sun
27
Monday
28
Tuesday
29
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)
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
853
788
606
520
453
382
317
257
250
199
300
655
659
635
627
611
603
588
Wind (km/h)
30
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
30
E
25
ENE
25
ENE
25
E
30
ENE
30
NE
35
NNE
30
NNE
35
N
35
NNE
10
NNW
10
SSW
10
NW
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
on
High Tide
3:47AM0.74m
3:20PM0.52m
4:15AM0.81m
3:21PM0.45m
Low Tide
9:13PM0.14m
10:06AM0.23m
9:16PM0.09m
10:50AM0.27m
9:22PM0.04m
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Temp °C
13
12
13
14
13
15
19
23
24
24
23
23
21
21
25
25
19
20
Feels °C
6
4
6
7
6
8
14
18
19
18
16
16
15
14
18
23
18
19
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