Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.1° 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 (19 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 3PM is: 0.8m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 12s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.7m)12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)2.5ft (0.8m)18s
Evening (19 Jul)3ft (0.9m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.

Sunday
19
Monday
20
Tuesday
21
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
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.4
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
0.9
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.4
WSW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
157
149
129
375
516
410
595
653
636
581
536
807
940
1016
961
867
769
700
604
585
486
373
Wind (km/h)
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
10
WNW
5
NW
10
WNW
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
4:46AM0.44m
5:06PM0.67m
5:38AM0.50m
5:03PM0.59m
6:39AM0.54m
4:39PM0.54m
Low Tide
10:18AM0.21m
11:47PM0.23m
10:57AM0.31m
11:50PM0.19m
11:38AM0.41m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:30
5:30
5:31
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
15
16
16
15
14
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
8
9
9
9
10
12
12
11
10
9
10
11
12
12
12
13
12
11
11
11
13
12
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