Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.3° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 10AM is: 1.9m 17s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)6ft (1.8m)17s
Afternoon (08 Sep)7ft (2.1m)16s
Evening (08 Sep)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 13°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).

Tuesday
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
1
3
3
2
3
4
5
5
3
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
19
1.4
SW
18
1.8
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
16
2
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.6
SW
20
3
SW
19
3
SW
18
3
SW
18
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1016
1269
2042
1972
2068
2326
1943
1809
2241
2140
1976
5780
5082
5074
4902
4211
4034
3772
3345
3077
2538
2175
2009
1399
Wind (km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
10
ENE
10
W
20
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSE
20
SSE
35
SSE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
E
20
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
2:00PM0.86m
4:21AM0.24m
2:28PM0.85m
3:10AM0.31m
2:50PM0.81m
Low Tide
11:01PM0.05m
10:44PM0.12m
5:32AM0.24m
10:20PM0.17m
7:22AM0.21m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:31
6:30
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:07
6:07
6:08
 mm
Temp °C
11
10
10
11
13
13
13
11
12
12
10
10
12
11
11
10
10
10
9
10
12
13
12
11
Feels °C
8
7
7
9
11
9
8
6
7
4
4
3
5
4
6
5
6
6
5
5
8
9
8
6
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