Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 06 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.8°C
0.3° 

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 (06 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 8AM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (06 Sep)6ft (1.9m)14s
Evening (06 Sep)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Sunday
6
Monday
7
Tuesday
8
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
2
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
20
1
SW
19
1.2
SW
19
1.5
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2886
2603
2157
1858
1613
1319
1236
1049
859
552
609
480
386
458
511
723
1016
1388
2042
2117
2068
2326
1968
1685
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
15
SW
25
SW
25
S
25
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
12:34PM0.78m
1:25PM0.83m
2:00PM0.86m
Low Tide
10:58PM-0.03m
11:05PM0.00m
11:01PM0.05m
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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part cloud
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part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:06
6:07
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
15
14
12
11
10
10
10
11
13
12
12
11
Feels °C
9
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
9
9
9
10
12
11
9
7
7
8
8
10
10
7
7
5
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