Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.2° 

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 (30 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 6PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)--
Afternoon (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (30 Sep)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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)
1
1
2
3
4
2
2
2
1
2
2
3
4
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
909
886
842
1001
1001
915
879
767
676
821
992
992
1006
964
1082
1297
1384
1399
1460
1441
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
5
ESE
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NW
15
WNW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
S
10
S
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SW
20
SSW
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
off
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:07PM0.41m
5:21AM0.87m
2:21PM0.41m
6:01AM0.85m
Low Tide
9:32PM-0.02m
12:41PM0.40m
9:45PM-0.05m
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cloud
cloud
cloud
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light rain
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
19
19
16
16
16
16
16
16
18
16
15
15
14
13
13
14
16
16
15
12
Feels °C
18
17
15
16
16
17
16
16
17
12
11
14
12
10
10
10
12
11
11
9
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