Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 21 Apr 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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.3°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 6AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am April 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (21 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (21 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM0AM3AM6AM9AM12PM3PM6PM9PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
0
0
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.3
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
1.1
SW
1.6
SW
1.9
SW
2.1
SW
2.1
SW
2
SW
1.8
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)141313131313141717161616151414141414141414131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)595560552437444451363974737644636620479407459104815001787176214931133933821563
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
25
N
20
NNW
15
WSW
20
SSW
25
SW
20
SW
15
S
20
SE
20
SE
15
E
15
E
15
NE
15
N
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
5:32PM
0.93
6:10PM
0.88
6:54PM
0.80
Low Tide
/ height (m)
9:13AM
-0.07
9:33AM
-0.09
9:55AM
-0.07
Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Sunrise---6:50-------6:50-------6:50----
Sunset-----5:51-------5:50-------5:49--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171819212325272726221917171716151515161820232627
Feels °C (?)151617171820212220191815141413121313151618202222
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