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Daly Heads Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 12 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Daly Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Daly Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 2PM is: 0.4m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (12 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (12 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Daly Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tuesday 12 | Wednesday 13 | Thursday 14 | Fri 15 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
192 | 149 | 116 | 114 | 106 | 96 | 95 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 111 | 108 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 129 | 141 | 911 | 1136 | 1467 | 1302 | 1255 | 1031 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | glassy | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-off | cross | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 3:06PM0.44m | 00:32AM0.51m | 2:17PM0.56m | 1:21AM0.45m | 2:25PM0.69m | 1:53AM0.38m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:02AM0.26m | 6:50PM0.41m | 7:28AM0.26m | 8:29PM0.34m | 7:16AM0.23m | 9:29PM0.27m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:07 |
 | — | — | — | 5:30 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | 5:27 |
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Temp °C | 17 | 17 | 19 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 19 |
14 | 14 | 17 | 19 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 192 | 149 | 116 | 114 | 85 | 61 | 88 | 119 | 118 | 118 | 116 | 111 | 108 | 84 | 83 | 80 | 74 | 121 | 911 | 1136 | 1467 | 1302 | 1255 | 1031 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SSW 21 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | SSW 8 | W 20 | SW 20 | S 7 | WSW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 12 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | N 4 |
| kJ | 44 | 61 | 89 | 113 | 106 | 96 | 95 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 15 | 4 | 31 | 47 | 68 | 129 | 72 | 3 | — | — | — | — | 14 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 8 | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 18 | SW 6 | S 6 | — | SW 22 | SW 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | 2 | 1 | — | 73 | 141 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | — | E 3 | — | ESE 2 | SE 2 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | E 2 | E 3 | ENE 3 | NE 3 | E 3 | ENE 2 | NE 3 | NE 3 | NNE 4 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | NNE 3 | — | NNE 4 | N 4 | — |
| kJ | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 5 | — | 5 | 22 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 14 | 29 | 0 | 11 | 25 | 9 | 0 | 29 | 29 | 29 |
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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