Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Sunday 03 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
19.4° C
(Which is 1.9°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: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 03). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 May)11ft (3.5m)14s
Afternoon (03 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (03 May)10ft (3.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the WNW on Sun morning, light winds from the WSW by Tue morning).

Sunday
3
Monday
4
Tuesday
5
Wed
6
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
1
1
3
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.9
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4338
4236
3919
3399
3198
2795
2503
2013
1839
1572
1287
1054
964
866
882
959
838
753
555
488
421
1068
871
825
Wind (km/h)
45
WNW
40
WNW
45
WNW
40
WNW
40
W
40
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
10
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
3:59PM0.91m
2:54AM0.34m
4:26PM0.92m
2:55AM0.34m
4:56PM0.91m
2:48AM0.35m
Low Tide
8:23AM0.07m
11:18PM0.26m
8:41AM0.03m
11:51PM0.29m
9:02AM0.01m
00:30AM0.33m
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
rain showers
part cloud
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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6:58
7:00
7:01
7:01
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5:37
5:37
5:36
5:35
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
15
15
16
16
17
5
6
7
8
7
8
9
9
10
10
10
11
11
12
13
11
11
12
14
12
12
14
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
12
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
Energy kJ
2939
2763
540
838
753
555
488
361
1068
871
825
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.1
SW
22
0.3
SW
22
0.3
SW
21
Energy kJ
12
76
97
214
421
19
73
72
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
23
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
Energy kJ
11
21
22
22
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
14
3.5
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
13
3
WSW
12
2.5
WSW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
11
2.3
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
12
Energy kJ
4338
4236
3919
3399
3198
2795
2503
2013
1839
1572
1287
1054
964
866
882
959
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
3
4
3
3
4
2
1
2
2
3
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
Distance (km)
488
620
555
681
620
658
658
658
675
739
737
739
740
70
164
170
70
3
3
3
3
3
25
28
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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