Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Friday 27 Mar 2026 ACDT
Forecast 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
21.3° C
(Which is 2.9°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 2PM is: 1.6m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am March 27). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Mar)5.5ft (1.7m)13s
Afternoon (27 Mar)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (27 Mar)4ft (1.2m)13s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
2
3
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)131313131313121212121212121212121213141313131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)1094996809721520459481416409361361367380437437494437451526511386386386286
Wind
(km/h)
25
SSE
25
SSE
20
S
25
S
25
SSE
20
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
E
20
NE
15
N
10
NNE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offcross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
crosscrosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:40AM
0.73
2:28AM
0.75
2:59AM
0.74
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:47AM
-0.01
11:47AM
0.05
11:26AM
0.13
Friday
27
Saturday
28
Sunday
29
Mon
30
Sunrise-7:30-------7:31-------7:31------
Sunset----7:23-------7:22-------7:22---
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C151517181615141515171919181716161617182021212121
Feels °C (?)9911121112111313141716161614151414161919191918
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