Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 24 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (24 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (24 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (24 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 5PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 24). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 Sep)4ft (1.2m)13s
Afternoon (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (24 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu afternoon, min 9°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Thu afternoon, fresh winds from the ESE by Sat night).

Thursday
24
Friday
25
Saturday
26
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)
2
0
0
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
13
0.9
SW
20
1.3
SW
19
1.8
SW
19
2
SW
18
2
SW
17
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
569
495
386
369
363
357
316
256
244
248
313
304
313
447
459
565
511
640
1295
2306
2420
2339
Wind (km/h)
10
NNE
15
NNE
20
NNE
10
NE
5
NNW
15
SW
5
S
10
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SSE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
35
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
2:15PM0.77m
2:48AM0.43m
2:37PM0.73m
3:01AM0.53m
2:56PM0.67m
Low Tide
6:53AM0.26m
9:26PM0.19m
7:52AM0.23m
9:17PM0.19m
8:39AM0.21m
9:13PM0.17m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:09
6:07
6:07
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:19
6:20
6:20
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
20
23
24
21
19
16
15
16
18
18
17
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
11
11
Feels °C
16
14
15
19
21
17
19
15
14
15
17
17
15
11
12
12
10
10
7
5
4
4
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