Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Issued: 2 am 01 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.8° 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 (01 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 6s period with WNW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 6s period with W swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 8AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 1.7m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Jul)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (01 Jul)6ft (1.9m)6s
Evening (01 Jul)7ft (2.2m)6s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Wed night. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (near gales from the WNW on Wed night, light winds from the SW by Fri night).

Wednesday
1
Thursday
2
Friday
3
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
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)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.9
WNW
6
2.1
W
6
2.2
W
6
2.5
WNW
6
3
W
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
451
451
347
347
400
236
287
326
467
1994
2475
2779
3810
5922
9047
9756
9422
7847
6551
5649
5024
3515
2785
2356
Wind (km/h)
30
N
40
N
35
N
40
NNW
40
NW
40
NW
40
WNW
40
WNW
50
NW
55
WNW
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
45
WSW
40
WSW
35
WSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:37AM0.26m
4:08PM0.93m
2:57AM0.30m
4:34PM0.91m
3:25AM0.33m
4:59PM0.87m
Low Tide
11:44PM0.23m
8:05AM0.06m
11:55PM0.25m
8:40AM0.05m
00:06AM0.27m
9:14AM0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:31
7:31
7:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:20
5:21
5:21
 mm
1
2
2
1
1
1
3
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
16
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
9
8
8
6
6
6
6
6
4
4
3
4
3
3
3
2
3
4
5
7
8
9
9
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
15
1
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
15
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Energy kJ
451
451
347
347
400
166
273
326
398
3470
4394
3515
2785
2356
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
18
0.3
SW
19
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
17
0.4
SW
18
Energy kJ
54
58
133
183
79
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
19
0.2
SSW
19
Energy kJ
14
36
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
N
4
1.5
N
5
1.4
N
5
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NW
6
1.9
WNW
6
2.1
W
6
2.2
W
6
2.5
WNW
6
3
W
10
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
11
3.5
WSW
13
4
WSW
14
4.5
WSW
16
4.5
SW
16
4
SW
16
4
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
48
115
104
167
199
236
287
319
467
1994
2475
2779
3810
5922
9047
9756
9422
7847
6551
5649
5024
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
2
2
2
4
3
3
1
1
3
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
4
4
4
Distance (km)
111
154
166
169
495
712
641
840
976
1050
555
1187
1187
1195
1187
1187
1187
1187
1196
1236
1261
164
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
3
4
4
5
4
3
2
4
3
4
6
4
7
7
6
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
9
7
7
6
6
5
5
7
9
9
9
5
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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