Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 01 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.8° 

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 (01 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 6PM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Aug)--
Afternoon (01 Aug)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (01 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNW on Sat night, calm by Tue morning).

Sat
1
Sunday
2
Monday
3
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
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.2
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1671
1826
1804
1651
1631
1347
1225
1068
2083
1993
2119
2414
3470
3441
2704
2350
2458
1759
1749
1228
Wind (km/h)
25
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
4:26AM0.47m
4:47PM0.73m
5:04AM0.53m
4:55PM0.64m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.22m
10:01AM0.16m
11:21PM0.20m
10:40AM0.24m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:39
5:40
 mm
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
12
14
14
14
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
7
7
7
6
6
4
4
5
7
7
7
6
6
6
7
6
6
7
8
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