Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 4AM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (03 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (03 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun night, min 10°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Sun
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
0
0
0
3
2
0
2
3
2
4
3
2
2
3
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1953
2414
3329
3097
2416
2509
2326
1541
1668
1162
976
760
656
537
780
736
650
478
Wind (km/h)
30
W
35
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
WSW
5
WSW
5
SW
5
WNW
5
NNE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
4:47PM0.73m
5:04AM0.53m
4:55PM0.64m
5:48AM0.58m
4:49PM0.56m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.20m
10:40AM0.24m
11:25PM0.18m
11:23AM0.33m
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cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
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part cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
7
6
6
6
8
8
8
7
7
8
9
10
9
9
10
10
9
8
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