Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Issued: 8 pm 30 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.8° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 9s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 2AM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 5s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm June 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (01 Jul)7ft (2.2m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the NW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri afternoon).

Tue
30
Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.9
WNW
6
2
W
6
2.2
W
9
2.5
WNW
6
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
478
458
451
451
347
347
342
236
269
769
467
1696
2527
2779
3717
5289
7718
8020
8031
6791
6236
5577
4394
4110
Wind (km/h)
20
NNW
25
NNW
35
N
45
NNW
35
N
40
NNW
45
NW
45
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
55
NW
55
W
40
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
40
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:37AM0.26m
4:08PM0.93m
2:57AM0.30m
4:34PM0.91m
3:25AM0.33m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.23m
8:05AM0.06m
11:55PM0.25m
8:40AM0.05m
00:06AM0.27m
9:14AM0.06m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
8
7
8
6
6
6
6
6
4
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
6
8
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
0.9
NNW
6
2.4
SW
15
3
SW
15
Energy kJ
478
458
451
451
347
347
342
166
269
326
293
62
2665
3563
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
19
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
54
58
133
183
79
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
19
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
14
36
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
N
4
0.8
N
4
1.3
N
5
1.4
NNW
5
1.5
N
5
1.6
NNW
5
1.8
NW
6
1.9
WNW
6
2
W
6
2.2
W
9
2.5
WNW
6
3
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4
WSW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
Energy kJ
10
18
71
105
124
143
192
236
261
769
467
1696
2527
2779
3717
5289
7718
8020
8031
6791
6236
5577
4394
4110
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
3
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
27
27
112
166
164
171
675
488
555
737
1187
1195
1189
1187
1187
1187
1187
1187
1187
1187
1189
129
1261
1196
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
4
4
4
5
4
4
2
4
2
8
7
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
8
5
7
6
6
5
7
8
9
9
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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