Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 16 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.1° 

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 (16 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 5PM is: 0.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 16). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)11s
Afternoon (16 Oct)2.5ft (0.7m)13s
Evening (16 Oct)2ft (0.6m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 26°C on Sun afternoon, min 18°C on Fri morning). Winds increasing (calm on Fri afternoon, fresh winds from the NNE by Sun night).

Friday
16
Saturday
17
Sunday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
1
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
121
75
168
166
104
98
93
52
107
96
93
90
89
84
176
134
134
214
248
401
476
864
Wind (km/h)
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NE
5
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
E
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
W
15
ESE
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
25
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
20
ENE
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
6:25AM0.85m
3:27PM0.41m
7:00AM0.80m
7:45AM0.74m
Low Tide
1:44PM0.41m
10:49PM-0.01m
11:07PM0.01m
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:37
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7:36
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7:37
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Temp °C
16
18
21
23
21
20
19
18
18
20
22
23
22
22
20
19
19
20
23
25
26
25
Feels °C
11
14
17
21
16
16
15
15
15
17
19
21
19
18
16
15
15
16
19
21
21
20
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