Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Tuesday 19 May 2026 ACST
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Daly Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
18.3° C
(Which is 1.2°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 5PM is: 1.3m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (19 May)5ft (1.5m)18s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
18
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
611
652
534
1358
429
422
375
326
355
355
375
427
480
406
1001
924
899
886
799
706
534
459
363
380
Wind (km/h)
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
W
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
SW
5
WSW
5
E
5
NNE
10
NNW
10
N
10
NE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:49PM1.00m
5:23PM0.95m
5:57PM0.88m
Low Tide
8:19AM-0.06m
8:47AM-0.07m
9:17AM-0.06m
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:23
5:22
5:22
Temp °C
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
12
10
10
10
11
12
12
14
13
13
14
14
15
16
15
16
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
10
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
75
123
199
199
375
326
355
355
375
389
363
383
1001
924
899
886
799
706
534
459
363
380
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
Energy kJ
124
249
297
273
257
366
427
480
406
42
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
18
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
0.3
NE
3
0.4
NNE
3
Energy kJ
611
652
534
1358
429
422
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
1
4
2
2
3
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
1
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
164
561
748
561
70
70
3
3
115
70
313
70
3
3
3
0
0
3
25
25
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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