Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 19 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.0°C
0.5° 

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 (19 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 10PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.6m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Sep)--
Afternoon (19 Sep)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (19 Sep)1.5ft (0.4m)18s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Sat afternoon, fresh winds from the W by Sun morning).

Sat
19
Sunday
20
Monday
21
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
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
1
2
3
3
4
3
4
4
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)
0.8
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.4
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
12
2.1
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
208
163
122
120
194
175
251
553
988
1275
1301
1303
1665
1351
1374
1948
1919
2035
2082
1956
Wind (km/h)
20
N
10
NNE
15
NE
20
NE
25
N
35
N
30
NNW
25
WNW
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
10
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
10:48AM0.67m
12:43PM0.72m
Low Tide
10:46PM0.03m
10:50PM0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
19
22
23
23
20
19
19
17
16
15
15
14
13
12
11
11
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
14
18
18
18
14
11
12
13
10
9
9
9
8
6
5
6
8
8
8
6
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