Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Issued: 8 am 16 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.6° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jun):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jun, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 3PM is: 1.6m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:30am June 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jun)5.5ft (1.7m)16s
Afternoon (16 Jun)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (16 Jun)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Tue night, min 13°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Tue night, near gales from the WSW by Thu night).

Tuesday
16
Wednesday
17
Thursday
18
Fri
19
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
1
0
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.6
NW
6
0.6
SW
21
0.7
SW
20
2
SW
19
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1453
1449
1412
1219
940
915
742
639
540
451
386
336
277
265
181
175
172
184
201
214
163
279
380
2921
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
25
N
25
N
25
NE
15
NE
15
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
NNE
35
NNW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NW
30
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NNW
35
NW
30
WNW
35
WSW
50
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:09PM1.02m
4:41PM0.99m
5:10PM0.92m
Low Tide
7:23AM-0.01m
8:04AM-0.03m
8:42AM-0.02m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
 mm
3
5
5
3
2
7
6
3
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
16
15
17
17
17
18
16
15
15
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
12
11
13
11
13
14
15
15
12
9
8
9
10
10
8
8
6
5
5
7
8
8
7
4
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
17
1.7
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.8
WSW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
20
0.3
NNW
5
Energy kJ
1453
1449
1412
1219
940
915
742
639
540
451
386
336
277
265
181
175
172
184
184
147
116
114
380
4
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
5
0.3
NW
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.6
SSW
12
0.3
WSW
7
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
23
0.4
SW
22
0.6
SW
21
0.4
SSW
12
Energy kJ
2
3
2
99
11
23
22
81
163
279
56
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
W
6
0.1
SW
24
0.2
SSW
24
0.4
SW
22
0.4
SW
22
0.1
NE
4
Energy kJ
3
23
54
126
118
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.4
NNE
4
0.9
NNE
4
1.5
N
6
1.6
NNE
6
1.5
N
6
1.8
N
6
1.6
N
6
1.3
NNW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.5
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.5
W
5
1.6
W
5
2
SW
19
Energy kJ
14
22
28
28
20
12
4
27
136
143
139
232
163
83
102
113
110
148
201
214
163
129
141
2921
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
3
4
3
2
3
3
4
4
2
3
2
1
1
3
1
3
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
111
111
111
144
109
9
25
29
76
111
111
166
495
112
144
164
112
166
111
111
111
388
389
480
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Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
4
4
5
5
6
8
8
6
5
6
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