Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 31 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.9°C
1.5° 

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 (31 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 3PM is: 1.4m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Oct)3ft (0.9m)13s
Afternoon (31 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)12s
Evening (31 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 23°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the ESE on Sun afternoon, calm by Mon night).

Saturday
31
Sunday
1
Monday
2
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
2
0
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
WSW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.4
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.7
SSW
14
2.1
SSW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1011
277
265
540
137
169
139
232
175
193
199
277
199
121
453
1189
2123
1609
1290
1255
1220
917
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
E
5
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
10
ENE
30
E
35
ESE
25
ESE
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
6:46AM0.89m
7:25AM0.82m
8:12AM0.72m
Low Tide
10:36PM-0.06m
10:54PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
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6:20
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6:18
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7:50
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7:51
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
16
15
14
14
15
17
22
23
19
19
16
16
15
16
18
16
15
15
Feels °C
12
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
12
15
21
18
14
15
14
12
11
11
13
11
11
13
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