Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daly Heads today (06 Aug):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 1AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (06 Aug) | 3.5ft (1.1m) | 16s |
| Afternoon (06 Aug) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 16s |
| Evening (06 Aug) | 6ft (1.8m) | 15s |
Table - waves today at Daly Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning). | ||||||||||||||||||
Wed 5 | Thursday 6 | Friday 7 | ||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 516 | 851 | 795 | 653 | 636 | 636 | 737 | 920 | 1120 | 1436 | 1672 | 1976 | 2028 | 1738 | 1099 | 1860 | 1702 | 1663 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross | cross | on | on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on |
High Tide | 4:10PM0.50m | 7:58AM0.64m | 10:53AM0.69m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:31PM0.10m | 11:34PM0.06m | ||||||||||||||||
 | | |  | |  | |  | | | | | | |  | | | | |
 | — | — | — | — | 7:13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:11 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:43 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:44 | — | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 14 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 17 | 18 | 13 |
Feels °C | 9 | 11 | 10 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 7 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 17 |
| kJ | 516 | 851 | 795 | 653 | 636 | 636 | 737 | 920 | 1120 | 1436 | 1672 | 1976 | 2028 | 1738 | 1099 | 1860 | 1702 | 1663 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | W 6 | W 4 | W 4 | SW 20 | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 6 | WSW 6 | SW 19 | SW 20 | SW 14 | — | — | — |
| kJ | 168 | — | — | 5 | 2 | 3 | 136 | — | 9 | 7 | 8 | 10 | 494 | 134 | 681 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SSW 19 | — | WSW 5 | SW 5 | — | — | WSW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 37 | — | 9 | 7 | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 3 | — | NW 3 | WNW 3 | — | WSW 4 | SW 4 | SW 5 | — | — | — | — | N 3 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 |
| kJ | 4 | — | 4 | 4 | — | 5 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 20 | 22 | 12 | 20 | 48 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 14 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 70 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 25 | 109 | 111 | 69 | 109 | 109 |
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