Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 7AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (21 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Evening (21 Jul)4ft (1.2m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Very mild (max 15°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Tue afternoon, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Tuesday
21
Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
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)
3
2
1
1
0
2
1
1
0
0
0
1
0
0
1
1
1
2
3
1
1
1
4
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.3
WSW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
1.8
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1034
867
769
700
604
585
486
428
367
407
433
859
976
655
652
1355
1956
2247
2216
2053
2024
2383
3090
2567
Wind (km/h)
15
NNE
10
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
NNW
10
WNW
10
W
10
NW
15
WNW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
25
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
6:39AM0.54m
4:39PM0.54m
8:03AM0.57m
3:10PM0.53m
11:28AM0.62m
Low Tide
11:50PM0.19m
11:38AM0.41m
11:56PM0.15m
12:36PM0.52m
00:03AM0.13m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
rain showers
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:24
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:31
5:32
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
11
11
12
Feels °C
12
12
12
11
11
12
13
13
11
10
10
8
6
7
7
5
6
6
7
5
5
4
5
7
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