Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Thursday 21 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
18.2° C
(Which is 1.2°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: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3.5ft (1.1m)14s
Afternoon (22 May)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.5m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 12mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 18°C on Sat night, min 13°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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)
3
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.3
WSW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.7
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
518
451
357
342
398
422
581
809
1041
924
736
639
518
451
380
326
311
269
273
297
278
491
298
686
Wind (km/h)
5
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
25
N
25
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
30
NNW
35
NNW
15
WSW
15
WNW
30
W
25
W
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:57PM0.88m
6:29PM0.79m
6:58PM0.69m
Low Tide
9:44AM-0.01m
10:06AM0.08m
10:12AM0.18m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
7:15
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:22
5:22
2
7
3
Temp °C
16
16
15
16
16
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
17
18
17
13
13
13
15
15
15
13
12
13
13
12
12
12
11
13
13
13
12
12
11
11
11
12
11
7
10
10
8
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.3
SW
15
1.5
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
518
451
357
342
398
422
581
809
1041
924
736
639
518
451
380
326
311
269
273
297
278
298
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.2
E
4
0.2
E
4
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
41
43
42
1
1
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
NE
3
0.5
NE
3
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
N
4
0.6
NNE
4
0.8
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.9
NNE
4
0.8
N
4
0.5
WNW
3
0.8
WNW
4
0.9
W
5
1.3
WSW
12
1
W
4
1.7
WSW
11
Energy kJ
2
5
6
10
10
10
11
19
17
16
21
22
22
16
24
24
6
18
34
491
38
686
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
1
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
4
4
2
2
1
1
Distance (km)
0
0
29
29
25
109
27
76
111
76
109
109
109
109
109
109
109
111
111
111
3
28
144
144
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
1
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
7
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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