Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 29 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.3° 

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 (30 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 12AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Jul)5ft (1.6m)13s
Afternoon (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (30 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
29
Thursday
30
Friday
31
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
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2082
1729
1401
1172
984
814
814
663
591
529
473
411
411
411
320
330
330
290
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
S
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
SE
5
S
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:57AM0.29m
3:52PM0.91m
3:21AM0.35m
4:13PM0.87m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.21m
8:07AM0.09m
11:13PM0.23m
8:46AM0.09m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
9
9
11
11
10
9
9
10
9
9
8
9
8
8
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