Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.3° 

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 (15 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 1AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (15 Aug)6ft (1.9m)15s
Evening (15 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Fri
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2736
2736
2702
2668
2325
2157
1983
1697
1500
1308
1187
1077
984
984
899
886
874
780
Wind (km/h)
10
SSW
5
SE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:51AM0.45m
4:10PM0.74m
4:23AM0.54m
4:17PM0.66m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.22m
9:21AM0.16m
10:43PM0.20m
10:03AM0.22m
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7:03
7:01
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5:50
5:51
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Temp °C
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
9
9
8
8
8
8
8
7
7
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