Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Monday 04 May 2026 ACST
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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
19.2° C
(Which is 1.6°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 10PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm May 04). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 May)--
Afternoon (04 May)7ft (2.1m)11s
Evening (04 May)6ft (1.8m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).

Mon
4
Tuesday
5
Wednesday
6
Thu
7
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1310
1107
947
802
1075
932
851
699
496
488
421
967
871
825
659
799
725
919
1164
1359
1338
1369
1688
1712
Wind (km/h)
30
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
10
W
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
W
25
W
25
SW
30
SW
35
SSW
30
S
35
S
30
S
30
S
30
S
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:55AM0.34m
4:56PM0.91m
2:48AM0.35m
5:28PM0.88m
2:11AM0.37m
Low Tide
11:51PM0.29m
9:02AM0.01m
00:30AM0.33m
9:24AM-0.01m
1:41AM0.37m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:01
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5:37
5:36
5:35
5:34
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
16
15
14
14
15
15
15
16
15
16
17
16
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
10
10
11
11
13
11
11
12
12
13
14
14
13
14
14
12
12
10
7
6
5
5
6
6
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
20
0.5
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
17
Energy kJ
802
734
932
851
699
496
488
361
967
871
825
659
799
241
183
375
311
307
427
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
21
0.4
SSW
20
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
12
76
97
214
421
19
73
72
72
109
149
40
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
11
21
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.8
SW
13
0.4
WSW
3
0.7
W
4
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2
SSW
13
2
SSW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Energy kJ
1310
1107
947
1075
4
17
725
919
1164
1359
1338
1369
1688
1712
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
3
5
3
1
1
2
2
3
Distance (km)
1038
910
740
70
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
25
3
164
729
738
755
1038
1100
1187
1189
70
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
9
6
5
8
5
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