Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 01 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
17.1°C
1.7° 

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 Nov):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Nov, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Nov, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 7PM is: 0.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm November 01). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Nov)--
Afternoon (01 Nov)3ft (0.9m)13s
Evening (01 Nov)2.5ft (0.8m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Mon night, fresh winds from the SW by Wed morning).

Sun
1
Monday
2
Tuesday
3
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
1
2
3
2
0
1
1
3
2
3
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
11
1.1
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
277
277
235
147
453
632
773
1028
911
1063
780
747
725
704
562
553
488
480
473
320
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
15
ENE
25
ESE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
15
SSW
25
SW
25
SW
15
SSW
5
S
5
SSW
0
S
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:12AM0.72m
9:33AM0.63m
Low Tide
10:54PM-0.01m
11:02PM0.07m
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
19
21
20
18
17
16
15
18
19
17
16
16
15
14
14
16
17
17
16
15
Feels °C
18
19
17
14
13
12
12
15
17
13
12
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
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