Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.6° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 4PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (13 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (13 Jul)11ft (3.5m)17s

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 15°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Mon morning, calm by Wed afternoon).

Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4838
5041
4838
4961
5264
6694
5561
5497
5115
4274
3725
3311
2888
2534
2179
1857
1857
1647
1484
1363
1273
1290
1077
1077
Wind (km/h)
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
E
5
NE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
ESE
10
E
10
ENE
15
ENE
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:56PM0.99m
2:13AM0.11m
3:29PM1.01m
2:06AM0.16m
3:59PM0.99m
2:35AM0.23m
Low Tide
00:51AM0.11m
6:17AM0.07m
00:51AM0.16m
7:21AM0.04m
00:32AM0.22m
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
13
13
13
12
Feels °C
9
9
9
9
10
10
8
9
9
11
11
13
12
13
12
12
12
11
12
12
12
11
11
9
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