Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.1° 

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 (18 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 6PM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Aug)--
Afternoon (18 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Evening (18 Aug)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the W by Thu afternoon).

Tue
18
Wednesday
19
Thursday
20
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
14
1.6
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
16
1.6
WSW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
831
677
567
421
421
362
362
390
365
337
1223
994
863
929
838
1112
1184
1031
653
1467
Wind (km/h)
25
N
25
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
W
25
W
25
W
20
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
WNW
15
W
15
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:10PM0.53m
6:19AM0.67m
3:42PM0.50m
7:11AM0.67m
Low Tide
11:24AM0.37m
10:53PM0.08m
12:09PM0.45m
11:03PM0.05m
clear
clear
part cloud
light rain
light rain
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:58
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:52
5:52
5:53
 mm
1
2
Temp °C
14
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
15
14
Feels °C
9
11
9
8
9
8
7
7
8
9
9
10
11
10
10
9
10
12
12
12
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