Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 17 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.1° 

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 (17 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 5PM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 22s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 17). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Aug)--
Afternoon (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)16s
Evening (17 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon afternoon). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Tue night, light winds from the WNW by Wed night).

Mon
17
Tuesday
18
Wednesday
19
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)
3
3
3
2
3
3
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
0.9
SW
19
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
17
1.2
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
15
1
SW
15
1.6
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
14
1.7
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1109
989
879
685
685
577
529
505
831
677
567
421
421
362
362
390
429
1024
1099
1077
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
20
E
20
ENE
30
NE
20
NE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
35
NNE
35
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
WNW
25
W
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:19PM0.59m
5:37AM0.65m
4:10PM0.53m
6:19AM0.67m
3:42PM0.50m
Low Tide
10:46PM0.12m
11:24AM0.37m
10:53PM0.08m
12:09PM0.45m
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:00
6:58
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:51
5:52
5:52
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
13
12
14
12
12
13
12
13
14
16
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
10
8
10
7
8
10
8
9
9
11
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
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