Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 16 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.4° 

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 (16 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 1PM is: 1.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 16). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s
Afternoon (16 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (16 Jul)6ft (1.8m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat night, min 11°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
16
Friday
17
Saturday
18
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
0.9
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1092
1187
1308
1413
984
1809
1572
1381
1322
1265
1297
1314
1194
964
891
685
614
521
500
418
347
362
299
295
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNE
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:35AM0.23m
4:24PM0.93m
3:15AM0.31m
4:45PM0.85m
3:59AM0.38m
4:59PM0.76m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.22m
8:12AM0.04m
00:12AM0.26m
8:57AM0.07m
11:57PM0.28m
9:38AM0.13m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:26
7:26
7:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:28
5:29
5:30
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
13
14
13
13
13
12
13
13
14
15
Feels °C
10
10
8
9
10
10
9
9
9
9
9
9
8
9
10
10
9
10
10
9
10
10
11
12
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