Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.0°C
1.2° 

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 (12 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 9AM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Afternoon (12 Oct)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (12 Oct)7ft (2.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
12
Tuesday
13
Wednesday
14
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
1
4
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2860
2580
2875
2653
2963
2285
1968
1647
1647
1624
1736
1983
2111
2216
2053
1779
1618
1363
1135
1029
919
755
663
581
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
20
S
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
25
SE
25
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
4:35AM0.80m
3:57PM0.45m
4:59AM0.85m
4:02PM0.41m
5:25AM0.88m
4:02PM0.40m
Low Tide
11:13AM0.24m
9:46PM0.07m
11:48AM0.27m
9:58PM0.03m
12:22PM0.30m
10:13PM0.00m
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Temp °C
15
14
13
13
13
13
12
12
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
13
11
11
10
12
14
14
12
11
Feels °C
12
9
7
7
7
7
7
7
9
8
8
9
11
10
10
8
7
7
6
7
9
8
6
5
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