Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.2° 

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 (26 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 19s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 8PM is: 1.9m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 26). An open ocean swell of 1.2m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Sep)--
Afternoon (26 Sep)6ft (1.8m)19s
Evening (26 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Sat afternoon. Warm (max 27°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sat
26
Sunday
27
Monday
28
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
1
1
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
19
1.8
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
2
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.6
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1295
2306
2242
2339
2117
1904
1631
1330
1297
1068
853
788
606
520
453
382
317
257
250
205
Wind (km/h)
30
SE
35
SE
40
ESE
30
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
35
ESE
30
ESE
30
ESE
30
SE
30
ESE
30
ESE
25
E
25
E
25
ENE
25
NE
20
ENE
20
E
25
ENE
Wind State
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:21AM0.64m
3:11PM0.60m
3:47AM0.74m
3:20PM0.52m
Low Tide
9:13PM0.17m
9:23AM0.21m
9:13PM0.14m
10:06AM0.23m
9:16PM0.09m
light rain
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
12
11
11
11
11
11
10
10
12
14
12
13
13
15
15
17
20
25
27
26
Feels °C
6
4
3
5
4
4
3
3
5
8
5
6
6
9
9
11
15
21
23
20
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