Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.5°C
1.8° 

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 (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 12AM is: 1.8m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
2
Saturday
3
Sunday
4
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1460
1547
1441
1344
1229
1204
1108
998
984
970
1048
1063
1108
1374
1532
1654
1654
1787
Wind (km/h)
10
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
20
S
15
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
10
E
0
WSW
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
glassy
off
off
High Tide
6:51AM0.80m
8:17AM0.73m
Low Tide
10:00PM-0.07m
10:15PM-0.05m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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Temp °C
15
13
12
11
11
13
16
17
14
12
13
12
13
13
14
15
14
13
Feels °C
13
9
9
7
8
9
12
13
11
9
10
9
10
9
12
15
12
10
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