Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 22 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.1°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 11PM is: 1.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)--
Afternoon (22 May)--
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the N on Sat night, calm by Mon afternoon).

Fri
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
Monday
25
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.7
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1041
924
736
639
518
451
380
321
265
269
273
252
236
232
205
189
209
179
323
543
450
377
265
248
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
25
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
25
N
35
N
30
N
20
WNW
25
NW
15
NW
20
NNW
20
NNW
20
NNE
20
NE
20
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:29PM0.79m
6:58PM0.69m
7:19PM0.59m
Low Tide
10:06AM0.08m
10:12AM0.18m
9:10AM0.29m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:15
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:21
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
16
14
14
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
13
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
12
14
14
11
7
9
9
9
11
11
10
10
10
10
12
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
WSW
7
0.9
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
1.4
SW
10
1.4
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
Energy kJ
1041
924
736
639
518
451
380
321
265
269
273
252
236
232
199
189
73
179
323
543
450
377
265
231
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNW
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.3
NNE
4
0.9
SW
11
0.8
WSW
7
0.6
SW
12
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.7
N
5
Energy kJ
15
4
4
209
54
106
41
42
97
94
22
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
5
0.3
W
7
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
20
0.1
SW
20
0.4
SW
17
0.6
N
5
0.7
SW
16
Energy kJ
2
9
13
12
12
15
15
98
17
248
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
5
0.9
N
4
0.4
NNW
4
0.5
N
3
0.8
N
4
1.6
WSW
6
1.3
WSW
7
0.5
NW
4
0.6
NNW
4
0.5
NNW
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
5
0.8
NNE
5
0.3
E
3
Energy kJ
11
15
22
22
22
22
28
31
37
31
5
6
19
205
149
6
9
8
16
25
29
31
2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
4
4
4
1
4
4
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
3
2
Distance (km)
27
69
76
109
109
25
109
109
109
109
29
109
29
166
111
164
25
27
27
111
108
27
76
29
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
7
5
5
6
6
6
5
4
4
4
4
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
7
7
6
7
6
5
5
6
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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