Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Daly Heads today (16 Nov):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 8AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am November 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (16 Nov) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Afternoon (16 Nov) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
| Evening (16 Nov) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 13s |
Table - waves today at Daly Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SE by Wed night). | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 16 | Tuesday 17 | Wednesday 18 | Thu 19 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 1079 | 970 | 1064 | 862 | 813 | 778 | 701 | 618 | 545 | 488 | 418 | 398 | 295 | 291 | 286 | 281 | 281 | 286 | 295 | 374 | 434 | 434 | 404 | 380 | 286 | 282 | 231 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | off | glassy | cross | off | off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 7:15AM0.77m | 7:53AM0.69m | 8:37AM0.61m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 10:54PM0.04m | 11:11PM0.09m | 11:13PM0.17m | 10:23PM0.25m | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:05 | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:06 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:07 | — | — | — | 8:08 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 21 | 23 | 25 | 23 | 19 | 20 | 22 | 22 |
Feels °C | 9 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 18 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 11 | 18 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 19 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
| kJ | 1079 | 970 | 1064 | 862 | 813 | 778 | 701 | 618 | 545 | 488 | 418 | 398 | 295 | 291 | 286 | 281 | 281 | 286 | 295 | 374 | 434 | 434 | 404 | 380 | 286 | 282 | 231 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 7 | — | — | — | ESE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 19 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SW 18 | SE 4 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 64 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 14 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 49 | 3 | 68 | 127 | 159 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 19 | SW 18 | — | SW 18 | — | SE 4 | SSE 4 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 13 | — | 49 | — | 4 | 2 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | ENE 2 | NNE 3 |
| kJ | 12 | 16 | 14 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 12 | 8 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 25 | 26 | 28 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 8 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 70 | 190 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 0 | 561 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 248 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
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