Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 05 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.4° 

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 (05 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 10s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Sep, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 7AM is: 3.0m 15s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)10s
Afternoon (05 Sep)11ft (3.5m)12s
Evening (05 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Sat morning, light winds from the WSW by Sun morning).

Saturday
5
Sunday
6
Monday
7
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
0
0
0
2
3
3
2
2
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.8
SW
20
1
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2432
2812
3955
2177
3011
3287
3292
3410
2886
2603
2157
1858
1613
1319
1236
1049
859
680
543
480
386
398
511
723
Wind (km/h)
30
WNW
45
WNW
45
W
45
W
40
W
40
W
35
WSW
30
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
9:37AM0.73m
12:34PM0.78m
1:25PM0.83m
Low Tide
10:48PM-0.03m
10:58PM-0.03m
11:05PM0.00m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:05
6:06
6:07
 mm
Temp °C
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
12
14
15
13
12
Feels °C
9
6
4
3
4
5
6
8
8
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
9
9
8
8
10
12
10
9
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