Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Saturday 09 May 2026 ACST
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Daly Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
18.8° C
(Which is 1.3°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 3PM is: 1.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 09). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (09 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (09 May)4.5ft (1.4m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 14°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Monday
11
Tue
12
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)
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1099
961
846
690
680
613
527
442
373
367
361
314
309
183
177
203
198
368
299
295
295
281
153
203
Wind (km/h)
15
S
10
S
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
7:38PM0.70m
8:59PM0.63m
11:10PM0.57m
Low Tide
10:23AM0.08m
10:21AM0.15m
9:25AM0.22m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:05
7:05
7:05
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:30
5:30
5:30
Temp °C
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
17
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
17
16
15
15
16
11
11
13
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
15
13
12
13
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.8
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
12
0.7
SW
14
Energy kJ
1099
961
846
690
680
613
527
442
373
367
361
314
309
183
177
145
179
368
299
295
295
281
153
203
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
15
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.1
SW
25
0.4
SW
15
0.1
SW
22
Energy kJ
21
134
171
203
198
24
77
18
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
23
Energy kJ
24
21
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
2
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.4
SE
4
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.3
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.2
ESE
3
Energy kJ
1
2
2
3
3
1
1
3
4
3
3
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
9
5
8
5
4
4
4
5
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