Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 05 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 (05 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 7PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)--
Afternoon (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)12s
Evening (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Sat night, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sat afternoon, light winds from the S by Sun night).

Sat
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
2
1
3
3
2
2
2
3
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)
3.5
WSW
11
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
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
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
20
1
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2917
3175
3242
3410
2886
2603
2157
1858
1496
1319
1236
1049
859
680
543
431
386
458
511
723
Wind (km/h)
40
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
15
SSW
20
SSE
10
SSW
15
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
off
off
High Tide
12:34PM0.78m
1:25PM0.83m
Low Tide
10:58PM-0.03m
11:05PM0.00m
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
4
5
6
7
9
11
12
12
11
11
10
10
9
9
11
10
10
11
9
8
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