Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.4° 

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 (23 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 12PM is: 2.3m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 23). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (23 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)14s
Afternoon (23 Jul)8ft (2.4m)15s
Evening (23 Jul)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
23
Friday
24
Saturday
25
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)
3
1
1
1
4
5
3
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2544
2216
2216
2482
3090
3130
2601
2295
2295
1958
1808
1505
1484
1255
1123
947
1155
961
940
777
666
574
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
20
W
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
11:28AM0.62m
12:50PM0.70m
1:29PM0.77m
Low Tide
00:08AM0.12m
00:07AM0.12m
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:22
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:32
5:34
5:35
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
12
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
15
Feels °C
7
6
6
5
5
7
8
8
8
7
8
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
11
11
12
13
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