Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 04 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.5° 

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 (04 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 8PM is: 1.1m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 04). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Aug)--
Afternoon (04 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)14s
Evening (04 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed night, min 11°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
4
Wednesday
5
Thursday
6
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
2
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
1
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
19
0.8
SW
18
0.9
SW
18
1.2
SW
17
1.2
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
780
736
581
478
361
421
450
441
418
447
516
874
774
567
553
644
737
920
1105
1540
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
E
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNW
15
N
15
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
WNW
10
SW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
S
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
off
High Tide
4:49PM0.56m
6:41AM0.62m
4:10PM0.50m
7:58AM0.64m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.33m
11:29PM0.14m
12:16PM0.44m
11:31PM0.10m
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part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:13
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:42
5:42
5:43
 mm
Temp °C
12
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
13
13
13
13
13
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
9
10
9
8
7
7
7
8
9
9
9
10
10
12
10
10
11
11
11
11
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