Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 28 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.6°C
0.0° 

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 (28 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 5AM is: 2.0m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)16s
Afternoon (28 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (28 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Fri morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
28
Saturday
29
Sunday
30
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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2
SW
18
2
SW
17
2
SW
17
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.6
SW
20
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
19
1.6
SW
18
1.6
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2429
2375
2267
2084
1737
1552
1317
1178
940
752
752
648
465
444
437
374
326
264
335
380
386
583
1453
1437
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
E
15
ESE
10
NE
5
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
10
E
10
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:07AM0.38m
3:26PM0.82m
3:29AM0.47m
3:43PM0.76m
3:56AM0.56m
3:57PM0.69m
Low Tide
10:20PM0.20m
8:18AM0.15m
10:16PM0.20m
8:59AM0.15m
10:15PM0.18m
9:40AM0.18m
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:48
6:46
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:59
6:00
6:00
 mm
Temp °C
18
18
18
16
18
18
17
17
17
15
15
15
17
18
17
15
15
14
13
13
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
15
15
15
14
16
16
15
13
14
12
12
12
15
16
13
12
11
11
10
10
13
13
10
10
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