Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Issued: 8 am 02 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (02 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Jul, local time) - 13ft (4.0m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Jul, local time) - 15ft (4.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 11AM is: 3.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Jul)10ft (3.0m)11s
Afternoon (02 Jul)13ft (4.0m)15s
Evening (02 Jul)15ft (4.5m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WSW on Thu night, light winds from the ESE by Sat morning).

Thursday
2
Friday
3
Saturday
4
Sun
5
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2200
2323
3728
6957
9408
9885
9052
8061
6742
5577
4958
3515
2785
2322
1744
1527
1343
1152
961
878
878
1018
1421
2945
Wind (km/h)
40
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
5
SE
5
ESE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
SE
15
ESE
15
E
Wind State
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:34PM0.91m
3:25AM0.33m
4:59PM0.87m
3:59AM0.36m
5:22PM0.81m
Low Tide
8:40AM0.05m
00:06AM0.27m
9:14AM0.06m
00:16AM0.28m
9:47AM0.09m
00:27AM0.29m
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:30
7:30
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:21
5:21
5:22
5:22
 mm
4
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
6
5
3
3
3
2
3
5
6
7
7
7
10
10
10
10
10
10
11
11
9
7
8
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
19
Energy kJ
4337
3515
2785
2322
1744
1527
1343
1152
961
878
878
1018
1421
2945
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
22
0.7
SW
20
Energy kJ
46
396
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
11
3
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
15
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
0.4
SE
3
0.6
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
0.4
ESE
4
Energy kJ
2200
2323
3728
6957
9408
9885
9052
8061
6742
5577
4958
2
7
8
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
3
2
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
1268
1241
1195
1187
1187
976
1187
1187
1187
1187
1070
491
1253
491
3
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
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Rating
(10 max)
1
2
8
7
9
8
7
6
6
6
5
5
5
5
9
7
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
5
4
9
8
7
6
6
5
8
7
9
8
9
7
4
5
5
5
5
7
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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