Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Issued: 2 pm 17 Jun 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.4° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (17 Jun):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (17 Jun, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 8PM is: 0.9m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.2m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm June 17). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (17 Jun)--
Afternoon (17 Jun)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Evening (17 Jun)3ft (0.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 13mm), heaviest on Wed afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Fri afternoon). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NNW on Thu morning, moderate winds from the S by Fri night).

Wed
17
Thursday
18
Friday
19
Sat
20
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
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
2
2
2
3
1
2
4
3
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.9
WSW
21
2
SW
20
2.5
SW
19
2.5
SW
18
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
386
336
277
265
181
175
141
172
160
173
239
3143
3044
4506
4377
2008
4066
4151
3727
3294
2721
2578
2107
1806
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
40
NNE
40
N
25
WNW
35
NW
30
NW
35
NNW
35
NNW
45
NNW
45
NNW
40
NNW
30
W
40
SW
40
SW
30
SW
25
SW
35
SW
30
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
25
SSW
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:41PM0.99m
5:10PM0.92m
5:34PM0.84m
3:09AM0.36m
Low Tide
8:42AM-0.02m
9:19AM0.02m
1:34AM0.35m
mod rain
mod rain
cloud
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
clear
light rain
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:16
5:16
5:16
5:16
 mm
9
6
3
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
13
14
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
11
9
9
11
7
7
6
5
3
5
6
9
6
5
7
7
7
6
5
6
6
6
7
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.7
SW
12
0.8
NNW
6
0.4
NNW
5
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
386
336
277
265
181
175
141
172
147
116
147
42
9
2107
1806
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
4
0.9
N
6
0.2
E
5
0.4
WSW
7
0.6
W
7
0.5
W
7
0.5
W
8
0.4
SW
22
Energy kJ
1
49
2
18
40
28
32
163
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
4
0.1
SW
24
0.1
SW
24
0.3
SW
23
0.4
SW
22
Energy kJ
4
23
22
81
118
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
5
1.6
NNE
6
1.7
N
6
1.2
NNW
5
1.2
NW
5
1.3
NW
5
1.4
NW
5
1.5
NNW
5
1.6
NNW
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.8
NNW
6
1.9
WSW
21
2
SW
20
2.5
SW
19
2.5
SW
18
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
17
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
1.6
SSW
16
0.6
SSE
4
Energy kJ
91
173
205
78
63
89
103
116
160
173
239
3143
3044
4506
4377
2008
4066
4151
3727
3294
2721
2578
1214
9
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
3
1
1
1
3
1
1
2
2
4
4
2
4
1
3
4
4
9
4
4
5
4
Distance (km)
111
109
444
28
144
164
111
169
555
555
555
488
681
737
488
1038
738
740
729
729
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
1
4
4
5
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
5
5
3
2
5
5
4
4
4
6
6
6
9
5
4
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
8
4
4
4
5
5
9
9
9
7
5
5
6
5
6
6
6
5
5
8
7
7
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