Daly Heads Surf Forecast

/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 24 Apr 2026 ACST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 19.3° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 8AM is: 0.9m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (24 Apr)	3ft (0.9m)	12s
Afternoon (24 Apr)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s
Evening (24 Apr)	3.5ft (1.0m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 24								Saturday 25								Sunday 26
	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	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	2	1	0	2	2	3	1	1	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 15	SW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	379	319	282	248	308	352	342	336	331	451	451	623	464	558	1048	623	833	845	777	776	711	543	649	527
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NE	NNE	NNE	NNE	NNE	N	N	WSW	SW	WNW	NW	WNW	SSW	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	on	cross-on	on	cross	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off
High Tide								7:55PM0.72m									10:38PM0.64m
Low Tide					10:14AM-0.02m								10:22AM0.06m								10:04AM0.15m


	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	21	21	20	21	23	25	26	24	23	21	21	22	19	17	18	16	16	16	17	18	18	17	16
Feels °C	16	15	16	15	15	17	20	20	19	19	17	16	17	16	15	17	14	16	16	15	15	14	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 15	SW 13	WSW 14	WSW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	379	319	282	248	308	352	342	336	331	451	451	623	464	558	1048	623	833	845	777	776	711	543	649	527
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	SW 19	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	NNE 4	SW 16	—	—	NW 4	NW 4	—	—	SW 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	18	18	69	97	134	127	243	297	421	357	1	155	—	—	4	1	—	—	5	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	S 22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 4	N 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	9	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 4	N 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	NNE 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	N 4	SW 12	WSW 4	W 4	—	—	—	—	—	SW 3	—	S 4
kJ	31	41	34	31	24	17	13	17	24	17	16	15	11	355	17	12	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	6
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Sleaford Bay (Wreck Beach) SA - Eyre Peninsula	Thistle Island (False Creek) SA - Eyre Peninsula	Thistle Island (False Creek) SA - Eyre Peninsula	Sleaford Bay (Wreck Beach) SA - Eyre Peninsula	Thistle Island (False Creek) SA - Eyre Peninsula	Sleaford Bay (Wreck Beach) SA - Eyre Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Thistle Island (False Creek) SA - Eyre Peninsula	Thistle Island (False Creek) SA - Eyre Peninsula	Thistle Island (False Creek) SA - Eyre Peninsula	West Cape SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	The Pines SA - East Coast	Blackfellows SA - Eyre Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Trespassers SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	4	3	2	3	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	2	2	3	3
Distance (km)	109	76	76	109	76	109	29	29	76	76	76	27	25	164	248	28	25	11	3	0	28	70	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula							Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck				Chinamans	Chinamans			Rhino Head	Rhino Head	Ethel Wreck	Pondalowie Bay	Daly Heads	Rhino Head		Daly Heads	Daly Heads
Rating (10 max)							2	3				4	4			2	2	3	3	3	2		3	3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	4
Header Global	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Bocock's Bay Namibia	Guns Namibia	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Lebu Chile	Lebu Chile	Bali Village Indonesia	Trial Harbour Australia	Bali Village Indonesia	Bali Village Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Nugget Point New Zealand	Kaka Point New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Dinner Plates New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	5	5	6	5	5

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