Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (14 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 17s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 9PM is: 1.3m 17s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.5m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)--
Afternoon (14 Sep)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
14
Tuesday
15
Wednesday
16
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
1
0
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
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)
1.2
WSW
13
1.2
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.3
WSW
17
1.5
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
437
417
410
1009
1123
1634
849
2259
2090
2216
2090
2082
2111
2140
2169
2199
2094
1985
1985
1882
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
25
SSW
25
S
25
S
25
S
20
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:36PM0.53m
4:45AM0.77m
3:36PM0.49m
5:16AM0.79m
3:26PM0.46m
Low Tide
9:45PM0.08m
11:04AM0.31m
9:54PM0.04m
11:42AM0.37m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:22
6:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:12
6:12
6:13
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
16
15
13
11
11
11
14
14
12
10
9
9
9
11
12
12
10
10
Feels °C
11
10
12
11
8
5
6
5
8
8
7
5
5
5
5
7
8
7
6
6
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