Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 14 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.5° 

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 (14 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 8AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (14 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s
Evening (14 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thursday
16
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
7
6
2
3
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
5561
5740
4878
5169
4605
3311
2888
2534
2179
1994
1833
1647
1484
1382
1273
1273
1077
1077
1187
1308
984
1613
1418
1363
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SE
5
ENE
5
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
0
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
15
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:13AM0.11m
3:29PM1.01m
2:06AM0.16m
3:59PM0.99m
2:35AM0.23m
4:24PM0.93m
Low Tide
00:51AM0.11m
6:17AM0.07m
00:51AM0.16m
7:21AM0.04m
00:32AM0.22m
8:12AM0.04m
light rain
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
13
13
Feels °C
10
8
10
10
12
13
12
13
12
12
11
11
12
12
13
10
10
8
8
8
9
9
10
9
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