Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.3° C
0.8° 

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 (02 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 5AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 6s secondary swell from a West direction, 1.3m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)16s
Afternoon (02 Aug)5ft (1.5m)15s
Evening (02 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Sun afternoon, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Mon night).

Sunday
2
Monday
3
Tuesday
4
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
0
0
2
3
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
2.1
WSW
15
1.5
SW
15
2.1
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1631
1347
1225
1068
1949
949
1953
2238
3329
3097
2612
2085
1785
1661
1452
1144
1037
760
656
599
780
736
581
492
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
NNW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
NW
5
NNE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
glassy
on
cross
cross-off
High Tide
4:26AM0.47m
4:47PM0.73m
5:04AM0.53m
4:55PM0.64m
5:48AM0.58m
4:49PM0.56m
Low Tide
11:18PM0.22m
10:01AM0.16m
11:21PM0.20m
10:40AM0.24m
11:25PM0.18m
11:23AM0.33m
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
light rain
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:16
7:15
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
13
12
12
13
12
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
6
6
4
5
6
6
7
7
6
6
7
7
7
7
7
8
7
9
10
9
10
10
9
8
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