Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
17.4°C
1.5° 

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 (14 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Nov, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 4AM is: 0.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm November 13). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Afternoon (14 Nov)5ft (1.6m)15s
Evening (14 Nov)4.5ft (1.3m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Fri
13
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Mon
16
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)
0
1
2
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
2
1
2
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
244
256
265
310
813
886
820
1053
1363
820
954
1068
954
871
1308
1382
1363
970
970
970
874
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
30
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SW
30
SSW
25
S
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
SE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:09AM0.88m
3:32PM0.37m
6:41AM0.83m
7:15AM0.77m
Low Tide
10:09PM-0.01m
1:51PM0.36m
10:33PM0.01m
10:54PM0.04m
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Temp °C
16
14
14
14
14
16
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15
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14
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16
15
15
13
13
12
12
Feels °C
13
11
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10
9
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10
8
9
7
6
6
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