Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 05 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (06 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (06 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (06 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (06 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 1AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a Northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (06 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (06 Aug)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri night. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, fresh winds from the N by Sat morning).

Wed
5
Thursday
6
Friday
7
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)
1
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
3
4
4
3
2
1
1
2
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.3
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
516
851
795
653
636
636
737
920
1120
1436
1672
1976
2028
1738
1099
1860
1702
1663
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
NW
10
WNW
20
SW
20
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
10
SW
5
E
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
30
N
Wind State
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
4:10PM0.50m
7:58AM0.64m
10:53AM0.69m
Low Tide
11:31PM0.10m
11:34PM0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:43
5:44
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
17
18
13
Feels °C
9
11
10
12
11
11
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
8
8
12
12
7
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