Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.3° 

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 (10 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 1PM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.2m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (10 Oct)6ft (1.8m)10s
Afternoon (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (10 Oct)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 13°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Saturday
10
Sunday
11
Monday
12
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
2
3
3
4
3
0
1
2
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
WSW
10
1.8
WSW
10
1.7
WSW
11
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
678
628
627
2380
2193
2831
2972
3051
3090
3130
2907
3130
4489
3254
3569
2756
2839
2803
2620
2390
2055
1863
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
30
NW
25
WNW
20
W
15
W
10
WNW
10
NNE
20
NE
25
NE
35
N
25
NNE
20
W
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
25
SW
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
3:36PM0.56m
4:13AM0.71m
3:48PM0.50m
4:35AM0.80m
3:57PM0.45m
Low Tide
9:55AM0.25m
9:37PM0.17m
10:36AM0.24m
9:38PM0.12m
11:13AM0.24m
9:46PM0.07m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:47
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6:46
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6:43
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7:30
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7:31
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7:32
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Temp °C
15
15
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
18
20
22
15
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
9
9
12
13
13
14
13
11
10
11
15
18
11
12
10
7
6
7
7
7
8
7
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