Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 02 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.1°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 (02 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 1PM is: 2.0m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (02 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (02 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu night, strong winds from the W by Fri night).

Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
Friday
4
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
4
0
1
3
5
5
3
3
3
1
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.4
WSW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1215
1764
1785
1776
1836
2125
2412
2378
2483
3009
2405
2862
3152
3357
3447
3631
3876
3311
2925
2768
2390
2578
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
15
W
20
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
W
30
W
20
SW
20
SW
20
WSW
10
SW
5
ESE
10
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
20
N
30
N
30
N
25
N
35
WNW
Wind State
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
High Tide
5:37AM0.74m
3:42PM0.48m
6:21AM0.75m
2:24PM0.48m
7:20AM0.74m
Low Tide
11:51AM0.39m
10:30PM0.03m
1:11PM0.48m
10:38PM-0.01m
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:39
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:02
6:04
6:04
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
14
17
15
16
Feels °C
9
9
8
7
8
8
8
8
8
10
9
9
10
11
9
9
10
10
8
12
11
10
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