Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 03 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.5° 

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 (03 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 9AM is: 2.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Aug)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (03 Aug)7ft (2.1m)14s
Evening (03 Aug)6ft (1.8m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
3
Tuesday
4
Wednesday
5
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
3
2
0
2
2
2
4
2
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
2
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3329
3097
2416
2509
1785
1541
1179
1162
976
760
656
546
780
736
650
478
361
421
450
441
418
447
516
851
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSW
5
SW
5
SW
5
SW
5
W
5
NNW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
15
NE
20
N
20
N
15
NNW
15
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:04AM0.53m
4:55PM0.64m
5:48AM0.58m
4:49PM0.56m
6:41AM0.62m
4:10PM0.50m
Low Tide
11:21PM0.20m
10:40AM0.24m
11:25PM0.18m
11:23AM0.33m
11:29PM0.14m
12:16PM0.44m
cloud
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clear
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cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:15
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
10
11
11
12
13
14
14
Feels °C
6
6
7
8
8
7
7
8
8
9
9
9
10
10
9
8
6
6
7
7
7
9
10
10
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