Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.5° 

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 (05 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 8PM is: 1.1m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Aug)--
Afternoon (05 Aug)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (05 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.3
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.3
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
418
447
516
962
795
653
553
636
737
920
1120
1436
1672
1976
2028
1716
1099
1860
1702
1542
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
20
N
15
N
15
N
15
NW
10
W
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
5
SW
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
20
NNE
20
NW
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:10PM0.50m
7:58AM0.64m
10:53AM0.69m
Low Tide
12:16PM0.44m
11:31PM0.10m
11:34PM0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:43
5:44
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
13
14
13
14
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
16
13
14
Feels °C
10
9
9
10
10
13
10
12
12
11
11
11
11
10
9
8
8
11
9
9
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