Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Issued: 2 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is

14.9°C

Daly Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today (08 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 10AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (08 Sep)	6ft (1.8m)	17s
Afternoon (08 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	16s
Evening (08 Sep)	6ft (1.9m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).
	Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9								Thursday 10
	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	3	3	1	3	3	2	3	4	5	5	3	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 20	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	1016	1269	2042	1972	2068	2326	1943	1809	2241	2140	1976	5780	5082	5074	4902	4211	4034	3772	3345	3077	2538	2175	2009	1399
Wind (km/h)	E	E	ENE	ENE	W	SSW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ESE	ESE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off
High Tide						2:00PM0.86m					4:21AM0.24m			2:28PM0.85m				3:10AM0.31m				2:50PM0.81m
Low Tide	11:01PM0.05m								10:44PM0.12m		5:32AM0.24m						10:20PM0.17m			7:22AM0.21m


	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:30	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:08	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	10	10	11	13	13	13	11	12	12	10	10	12	11	11	10	10	10	9	10	12	13	12	11
Feels °C	8	7	7	9	11	9	8	6	7	4	4	3	5	4	6	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	8	6
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	1016	1269	2042	1972	2068	1901	—	1809	2241	2140	1513	5780	5082	5074	4902	4211	4034	3772	3345	3077	2538	2175	2009	1399
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 22	SW 20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 26	SW 26	SW 26	SW 26
kJ	488	424	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	301	1976	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	13	26	26	26
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 4	ESE 4	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 4	S 5	S 5	S 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	ESE 5	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	SE 4
kJ	8	6	—	—	—	2326	1943	26	34	66	112	49	25	48	48	32	33	27	23	19	14	12	17	9
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	1	1	1	2	2	2	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	28	491	70	3	3	1190	1196	1223	1727	1565	1565	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	4	3			4	4							5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	4	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	5	5	5	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4
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