Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 23 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.7°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 (23 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 7AM is: 2.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (23 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (23 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the SW by Sun night).

Friday
23
Saturday
24
Sunday
25
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
5
3
4
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
1
1
2
3
4
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
18
2.3
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2216
3039
2494
2839
2297
2269
2269
1852
1783
1738
1602
1622
1783
2325
1630
1567
1585
1307
1289
1712
1580
1443
1220
1099
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
15
ESE
20
SW
30
SSW
30
SSE
20
SSE
10
S
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
35
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
3:31AM0.46m
2:41PM0.60m
3:29AM0.58m
3:07PM0.54m
3:45AM0.70m
3:27PM0.47m
Low Tide
8:29AM0.32m
9:13PM0.22m
9:27AM0.27m
9:07PM0.19m
10:15AM0.23m
9:07PM0.15m
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clear
clear
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light rain
mod rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
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1
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Temp °C
23
19
16
17
17
17
15
15
14
13
13
18
19
17
13
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
21
16
14
14
13
12
11
11
11
10
10
15
16
11
7
8
12
8
7
6
6
6
6
8
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