Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Tuesday 12 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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.0°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 4AM is: 0.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 8s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 May)2ft (0.6m)14s
Afternoon (13 May)2ft (0.6m)13s
Evening (13 May)1.5ft (0.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 22°C on Wed afternoon, min 17°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Friday
15
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
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
1
3
4
3
4
2
2
1
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
16
0.4
SW
20
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
106
96
95
119
118
118
116
111
108
84
83
80
129
140
882
1124
1305
1286
1115
1018
883
750
631
606
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
20
NNE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NE
15
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
25
NE
25
N
15
NNW
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
High Tide
00:32AM0.51m
2:17PM0.56m
1:21AM0.45m
2:25PM0.69m
1:53AM0.38m
2:47PM0.81m
Low Tide
6:50PM0.41m
7:28AM0.26m
8:29PM0.34m
7:16AM0.23m
9:29PM0.27m
7:14AM0.18m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:07
7:07
7:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:28
5:27
1
1
Temp °C
19
20
20
20
19
19
21
21
22
21
20
19
19
18
20
20
20
20
20
19
18
18
19
20
16
17
17
17
16
16
19
18
19
17
16
16
16
15
17
17
18
17
17
16
16
14
15
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
13
0.4
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
14
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
13
0.5
SW
12
0.5
SW
16
1.1
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.5
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.3
WSW
15
1.2
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
Energy kJ
61
61
88
119
118
118
116
111
108
84
83
80
74
121
882
1124
1305
1286
1115
1018
883
750
631
606
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.2
SSW
8
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
W
20
0.1
SW
20
0.1
S
7
0.2
WSW
18
0.3
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
12
0.3
E
4
Energy kJ
106
96
95
7
6
8
15
1
31
47
68
129
72
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
8
0.1
S
20
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
6
0.1
S
6
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
7
7
13
2
1
71
140
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ESE
2
0.3
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.3
SE
8
0.2
E
3
0.2
SSE
7
0.2
E
3
0.3
E
2
0.5
ENE
3
0.6
NE
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.5
NNE
4
0.5
N
4
0.4
NNE
3
0.5
N
3
0.4
NNE
4
0.6
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.2
NNE
5
Energy kJ
1
1
1
9
1
5
1
1
5
10
10
8
6
4
5
4
10
28
34
66
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
2
2
3
4
3
4
2
3
3
4
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
29
29
9
11
25
11
0
9
0
25
9
29
76
25
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
8
9
9
9
9
9
8
8
8
7
9
9
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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