Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 24 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
17.4°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 (25 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 4AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Oct)7ft (2.1m)14s
Afternoon (25 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)14s
Evening (25 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Sun morning, light winds from the SSW by Tue morning).

Sat
24
Sunday
25
Monday
26
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)
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2443
1436
1933
1624
1382
1712
1688
1443
1130
1019
990
976
990
1034
938
885
859
767
Wind (km/h)
30
S
15
S
25
S
20
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
10
W
10
WNW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
3:45AM0.70m
3:27PM0.47m
4:07AM0.81m
3:39PM0.40m
Low Tide
9:07PM0.19m
10:15AM0.23m
9:07PM0.15m
11:01AM0.22m
9:11PM0.10m
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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6:28
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6:26
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7:43
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7:44
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7:45
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 mm
1
6
4
1
1
1
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2
1
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Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
12
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
9
8
8
8
6
6
7
7
9
10
10
10
9
10
10
10
10
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