Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 12 Nov 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
17.7°C
2.0° 

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 (12 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Nov, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 3PM is: 1.1m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am November 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Evening (12 Nov)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu night. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Fri night). Winds increasing (light winds from the W on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Sat afternoon).

Thursday
12
Friday
13
Saturday
14
Sun
15
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
1
1
3
3
2
0
1
1
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
495
380
374
363
295
281
277
272
236
236
240
240
244
256
265
357
813
886
906
1053
1154
820
1248
1513
954
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
10
ESE
5
W
15
SW
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SSE
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSE
15
S
15
S
15
S
15
SSW
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
25
S
15
S
15
S
10
S
Wind State
off
off
on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:11AM0.94m
3:42PM0.33m
5:39AM0.92m
3:41PM0.35m
6:09AM0.88m
3:32PM0.37m
6:41AM0.83m
Low Tide
12:40PM0.28m
9:46PM0.00m
1:11PM0.32m
10:09PM-0.01m
1:51PM0.36m
10:33PM0.01m
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cloud
cloud
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
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clear
clear
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cloud
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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Temp °C
12
17
20
19
17
17
15
15
14
16
17
18
16
14
13
13
14
15
16
16
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
9
15
19
16
14
13
13
12
11
14
15
15
13
10
10
11
12
12
11
11
9
9
11
11
12
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