Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 06 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 3AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 6s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (07 Aug)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (07 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the SW by Sun morning).

Thu
6
Friday
7
Saturday
8
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
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1105
1436
1672
1976
2028
1738
1099
1860
1860
1663
1419
1225
1210
1300
1297
1140
1109
1094
Wind (km/h)
5
WSW
5
ENE
10
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNW
30
NNE
35
N
30
NNE
30
NNW
25
NNW
30
NNW
30
N
35
N
Wind State
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
10:53AM0.69m
12:47PM0.79m
Low Tide
11:34PM0.06m
11:37PM0.03m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
 mm
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
14
14
15
16
14
14
Feels °C
14
13
12
10
10
8
8
9
11
11
8
6
8
8
11
11
8
7
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