Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 26 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.7° C
0.4° 

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 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 8AM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Afternoon (26 Jul)4ft (1.2m)11s
Evening (26 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Sun morning, strong winds from the SW by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
26
Monday
27
Tuesday
28
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
2.3
WSW
12
2
WSW
11
1.8
WSW
12
2.1
WSW
13
2.5
WSW
15
2.4
WSW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
503
427
413
357
398
363
338
293
283
246
209
458
517
359
527
1343
1027
872
1496
2741
2479
3477
3621
3504
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
W
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
N
15
NNW
20
N
25
N
35
NNW
40
NNW
35
NW
35
WNW
30
WNW
25
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
40
SW
35
SW
30
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:03PM0.83m
2:34PM0.88m
2:42AM0.20m
3:02PM0.91m
Low Tide
11:55PM0.13m
11:35PM0.14m
11:22PM0.17m
6:27AM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:22
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:35
5:36
5:37
 mm
2
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
15
16
14
13
14
13
13
13
13
12
11
11
Feels °C
12
12
12
13
12
12
12
12
11
10
8
8
7
8
6
8
9
8
7
5
5
3
2
3
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