Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.6° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 12AM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Sun night, strong winds from the NW by Mon afternoon).

Sun
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
12
2.2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
14
2.4
WSW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
338
293
283
278
246
458
451
458
389
674
1280
1162
1902
2720
2773
3004
3110
2925
Wind (km/h)
10
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
WNW
25
WNW
25
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:34PM0.88m
2:42AM0.20m
3:02PM0.91m
Low Tide
11:35PM0.14m
11:22PM0.17m
6:27AM0.15m
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
16
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
12
11
11
11
9
8
6
8
6
8
9
9
7
5
5
5
3
5
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