Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.1° 

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 (29 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 7PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 29). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Aug)--
Afternoon (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (29 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon night, min 13°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning).

Sat
29
Sunday
30
Monday
31
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)
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
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)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.6
SW
20
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
19
1.6
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2
SW
18
2
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
465
444
437
374
326
264
335
380
386
665
1437
1555
1651
1591
1155
1248
2393
2366
2093
1591
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
10
NE
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:56AM0.56m
3:57PM0.69m
4:26AM0.64m
4:05PM0.60m
Low Tide
10:15PM0.18m
9:40AM0.18m
10:16PM0.15m
10:21AM0.23m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:45
6:43
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:00
6:00
6:01
 mm
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
14
13
13
13
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
13
15
16
17
18
Feels °C
15
13
12
11
10
10
10
10
14
14
11
10
10
11
10
9
11
13
13
14
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