Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Friday 29 May 2026 ACST
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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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today (29 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 May, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 May, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 14s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 13s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 7AM is: 0.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 29). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 May)2ft (0.6m)15s
Afternoon (29 May)3.5ft (1.0m)14s
Evening (29 May)5ft (1.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, strong winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Friday
29
Saturday
30
Sunday
31
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
WSW
15
1
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
164
110
178
174
142
443
780
778
892
922
923
1077
1207
1146
1056
938
743
791
791
712
558
663
825
695
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
20
NW
20
NNW
25
NW
25
NW
25
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
W
35
W
35
WSW
35
WSW
35
W
35
SW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
15
WSW
10
NW
15
N
25
NNE
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
High Tide
1:31AM0.31m
2:30PM0.80m
1:57AM0.29m
2:54PM0.87m
2:13AM0.27m
3:20PM0.91m
Low Tide
10:04PM0.27m
6:31AM0.20m
10:26PM0.24m
6:54AM0.15m
10:50PM0.22m
7:19AM0.11m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:19
5:19
2
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
16
16
16
15
16
16
16
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
15
15
15
13
12
12
11
11
12
11
11
11
10
8
9
9
9
8
7
8
8
10
10
12
13
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
16
0.5
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
WSW
15
0.5
NNW
4
0.5
SW
13
0.1
S
19
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
Energy kJ
164
110
178
174
142
10
88
7
12
12
558
663
825
695
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
11
0.4
SW
11
0.4
WSW
12
0.4
SW
12
0.1
SW
18
Energy kJ
31
31
54
36
12
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
8
Energy kJ
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NW
3
0.6
NW
3
0.8
NW
4
0.9
WNW
4
1
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
14
1.5
WSW
13
1.6
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
1.7
WSW
13
2
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
0.5
N
3
Energy kJ
3
7
18
32
443
780
778
892
922
923
1077
1207
1146
1056
938
743
791
791
712
4
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
3
2
1
2
1
1
1
2
2
3
2
2
4
Distance (km)
27
28
27
164
170
164
171
555
555
602
164
555
729
729
729
729
738
729
490
313
3
25
25
109
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
3
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
6
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
7
7
7
5
6
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
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  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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