Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 22 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
17.2°C
2.1° 

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 (22 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 1PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Oct)7ft (2.1m)16s
Afternoon (22 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (22 Oct)6ft (1.9m)19s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 15mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
22
Friday
23
Saturday
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
4
2
4
2
2
1
2
2
1
2
3
4
4
4
4
2
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2160
1953
1806
1532
1251
2557
2216
2191
2494
2214
2160
2133
2269
1852
1880
1738
1761
1761
1783
2325
1651
1547
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
20
NNE
10
N
5
W
15
SSW
5
SE
10
WSW
10
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
E
20
SW
35
SSW
25
S
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:53AM0.38m
2:11PM0.63m
3:31AM0.46m
2:41PM0.60m
3:29AM0.58m
3:07PM0.54m
Low Tide
6:38AM0.37m
9:30PM0.22m
8:29AM0.32m
9:13PM0.22m
9:27AM0.27m
9:07PM0.19m
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light rain
mod rain
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6:28
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Temp °C
19
21
23
26
23
21
20
20
17
17
18
16
15
15
14
13
13
17
19
16
13
12
Feels °C
17
18
22
26
20
19
17
18
14
14
14
11
10
12
12
10
10
14
15
9
8
9
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