Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.9° 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 (12 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 6PM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Jul)--
Afternoon (12 Jul)10ft (3.0m)13s
Evening (12 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun afternoon, calm by Wed morning).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wed
15
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
0
0
0
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
WSW
12
3
SW
13
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
17
3.5
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2376
2444
2601
3893
3099
5783
4838
4838
4838
5928
5264
6694
5561
5180
4878
4221
4605
3311
2888
2534
2179
1994
1882
1669
Wind (km/h)
35
W
30
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
WSW
30
WSW
25
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
5
SE
5
ESE
5
E
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
2:56PM0.99m
2:13AM0.11m
3:29PM1.01m
2:06AM0.16m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.08m
00:51AM0.11m
6:17AM0.07m
00:51AM0.16m
7:21AM0.04m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<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>
5:25
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
14
15
15
15
15
14
15
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
15
14
15
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
Feels °C
7
9
9
9
9
8
9
9
9
8
10
10
9
9
10
10
11
10
12
12
12
11
11
11
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