Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.1° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 11PM is: 0.8m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)--
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat afternoon, min 16°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
268
224
180
150
121
121
75
168
166
104
98
93
52
107
96
93
90
89
84
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
0
ENE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
NNE
0
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
5
ENE
15
ESE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
3:54PM0.40m
6:25AM0.85m
3:27PM0.41m
7:00AM0.80m
Low Tide
10:31PM-0.01m
1:44PM0.41m
10:49PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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7:37
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Temp °C
16
18
16
16
16
16
16
17
20
22
21
20
19
18
18
19
21
24
23
21
Feels °C
12
16
11
12
12
12
11
13
16
20
17
17
16
15
15
16
18
22
20
16
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