Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 29 May 2026 ACST
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Daly Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
17.7° C
(Which is 1.0°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today (30 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 11s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 1AM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 May)7ft (2.1m)12s
Afternoon (30 May)7.5ft (2.3m)11s
Evening (30 May)6ft (1.9m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Mon morning).

Fri
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.8
NW
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
589
683
793
983
1198
1200
1186
1281
1176
862
791
730
777
677
615
453
786
683
555
503
403
314
268
217
Wind (km/h)
25
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
NNE
25
NNE
35
N
40
N
45
N
50
NNW
45
NNW
45
WNW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
1:57AM0.29m
2:54PM0.87m
2:13AM0.27m
3:20PM0.91m
2:25AM0.27m
Low Tide
10:26PM0.24m
6:54AM0.15m
10:50PM0.22m
7:19AM0.11m
11:15PM0.23m
7:46AM0.07m
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:17
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
18
19
18
11
11
11
10
8
9
8
8
7
8
9
7
9
11
11
11
11
9
8
8
8
9
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
NNW
4
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
Energy kJ
1
88
85
13
12
615
453
786
683
555
503
403
314
268
190
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.2
SSW
18
0.9
SW
13
0.3
ENE
5
0.4
W
7
0.3
SW
19
Energy kJ
12
30
253
4
14
57
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.3
W
8
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
31
12
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
WSW
14
1.4
WSW
13
1.5
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.9
WSW
13
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.3
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
0.5
N
3
0.7
N
4
1.1
N
4
1.6
N
5
1.7
N
6
1.6
NNW
6
1.8
NW
6
Energy kJ
589
683
793
983
1198
1200
1186
1281
1176
862
791
730
777
677
5
14
46
152
205
198
217
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
3
3
1
2
2
1
3
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
2
Distance (km)
164
555
555
602
164
555
555
740
740
740
729
740
360
70
25
25
9
109
111
166
166
495
712
908
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
4
2
2
3
5
6
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
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