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Daly Heads Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Thursday 28 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
17.9° C
(Which is 1.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Daly Heads today (28 May):
- Morning surf: Morning surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 18s period with SW swell.
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (28 May, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 9AM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 28). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 18s |
| Afternoon (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
| Evening (28 May) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Daly Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 2mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Thu morning). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 28 | Friday 29 | Saturday 30 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | |
161 | 120 | 116 | 114 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 129 | 164 | 150 | 178 | 174 | 142 | 138 | 780 | 880 | 960 | 1057 | 421 | 1077 | 947 | 1146 | 1314 | 1128 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 00:49AM0.35m | 2:11PM0.71m | 1:31AM0.31m | 2:30PM0.80m | 1:57AM0.29m | 2:54PM0.87m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:47PM0.33m | 6:15AM0.24m | 10:04PM0.27m | 6:31AM0.20m | 10:26PM0.24m | 6:54AM0.15m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:19 | — | — |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | |
Temp °C | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 15 |
13 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 11 | SW 16 | WSW 16 | WSW 15 | SW 15 | SW 15 | WSW 15 | WSW 14 | SW 14 | — | SW 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 kJ | 161 | 120 | 116 | 114 | 68 | 86 | 63 | 129 | 164 | 150 | 178 | 174 | 142 | 138 | 96 | — | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 11 | WSW 11 | SW 11 | WSW 12 | SW 12 | — | — | — | — | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | 58 | 84 | 83 | 83 | 133 | 130 | 130 | 60 | 47 | 31 | 54 | 36 | — | — | — | — | 87 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | SSW 6 | SSW 5 | — | SSW 5 | ESE 3 | — | — | S 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 3 | 3 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 3 | NW 3 | NW 4 | WNW 4 | WNW 4 | WSW 14 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 13 | WSW 7 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 12 | WSW 11 | SW 11 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 24 | 780 | 880 | 960 | 1057 | 421 | 1077 | 947 | 1146 | 1314 | 1128 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 28 | 144 | 170 | 164 | 488 | 488 | 488 | 166 | 488 | 555 | 729 | 729 | 738 | 729 |
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