Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Issued: 9 am 05 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is

17.4°C

Daly Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today (05 Nov):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 3PM is: 1.6m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Nov)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Afternoon (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	12s
Evening (05 Nov)	5ft (1.6m)	13s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sat night). Mainly fresh winds.
	Thursday 5						Friday 6								Saturday 7								Sun 8
	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	0	0	2	1	1	2	2	1	1	0	1	2	2	3	3	3	3	2	3	1	2	3	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
Wave Graph
kJ	739	698	698	633	864	841	780	792	885	1697	1715	1941	2278	2216	2155	1849	1324	1387	1172	984	892	732	643	572	488
Wind (km/h)	SW	W	W	WSW	SW	SW	WSW	W	W	WNW	W	WSW	SSW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide	5:06AM0.44m			1:53PM0.53m				3:33AM0.53m				2:25PM0.48m				3:24AM0.64m				2:49PM0.43m				3:36AM0.75m
Low Tide		8:05AM0.42m				8:54PM0.26m				9:20AM0.35m				8:30PM0.24m				10:03AM0.29m				8:25PM0.20m


	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:13	—
	—	—	—	—	7:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:57	—	—	—	7:58
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	16	14	13	13	12	12	13	16	16	14	12	11	12	11
Feels °C	11	11	10	10	10	11	12	12	12	12	13	11	8	7	6	6	6	7	10	10	7	6	5	7	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 15	SW 15	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12
kJ	739	698	698	633	591	841	780	792	885	1697	1715	—	—	—	—	1849	1324	1387	1172	984	892	732	643	572	488
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	WSW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 20	—	SW 18	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	44	69	97	61	—	116	194	267	267	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SW 15	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SSW 14	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	864	—	—	—	—	—	—	1941	2278	2216	2155	1127	15	14	6	8	9	36	32	27	20
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Tunkalilla SA - Adelaide	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Point Roadnight VIC - Torquay	Port Fairy (East Beach) VIC - Far West	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Werri Point NSW - Illawarra	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Trial Harbour TAS - West Coast	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Sandy Creek SA - Kangaroo Island
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	4	3	3	2	2	3	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	1	3	5	5	3	4
Distance (km)	3	3	28	144	729	3	3	25	25	28	28	561	748	602	729	3	3	70	3	1268	0	1050	1050	0	108
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula	Spits	Chinamans	Rhino Head			Spits	Spits	Rhino Head	Rhino Head	Rhino Head	Rhino Head					Spits	Spits		Spits		Daly Heads			Daly Heads
Rating (10 max)	3	4	2			3	3	2	2	3	3					4	4		4		3			3
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	3	4	3	4	5	5	4	4	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	2	3	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	7	6	6	7	5	5	9	8	7	6	5	5	5

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