Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 23 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (23 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 7PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 23). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Sep)--
Afternoon (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (23 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
23
Thursday
24
Friday
25
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)
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
0
0
1
0
0
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
780
686
696
686
696
647
569
444
386
369
321
321
316
260
292
248
313
350
313
453
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
NE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ENE
15
NNE
15
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
15
WSW
15
SW
10
W
5
SSW
5
S
5
WSW
10
WSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:55AM0.34m
2:15PM0.77m
2:48AM0.43m
2:37PM0.73m
Low Tide
9:43PM0.18m
6:53AM0.26m
9:26PM0.19m
7:52AM0.23m
9:17PM0.19m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:17
6:19
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
17
19
20
21
21
22
22
20
20
23
20
18
16
16
15
16
17
16
17
15
Feels °C
13
15
18
17
16
17
16
14
14
19
17
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
17
13
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