Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Issued: 2 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is

16.0°C

Daly Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 9AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am October 02). 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 4.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	16s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	15s
Evening (02 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	15s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	3	2	4	4	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	833	1055	1082	1194	1265	1399	1460	1441	1547	1344	1229	1108	1108	998	984	886	957	970	1108	1494	1532	1654	1787	1787
Wind (km/h)	SSE	SSW	W	S	S	S	SSW	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	S	SE	SE	SE	SSE	ESE	ESE	ESE	SSE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide			6:01AM0.85m									6:51AM0.80m								8:17AM0.73m
Low Tide	9:45PM-0.05m								10:00PM-0.07m								10:15PM-0.05m


	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—
mm	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	12	13	13	15	16	15	13	12	12	12	13	16	17	14	12	12	12	13	13	15	16	14	13
Feels °C	12	7	12	10	11	12	12	10	9	8	9	9	11	14	11	8	9	9	9	9	12	14	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	833	1055	1082	1194	1265	1399	1460	1441	1547	1344	1229	1108	1108	998	984	886	957	970	1108	1494	1532	1654	1787	1787
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	SE 4	—	SSW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 5	SW 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	2	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	SSW 16	S 3	SE 4	—	—	—	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SSE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	SE 4	—	—
kJ	3	666	6	3	—	—	—	4	7	7	9	9	6	8	11	17	8	10	8	8	7	3	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Cunns SA - Nullarbor	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Pondalowie Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	3	0	0	3	3	3	70	491	70	0	3	70	0	0	24	24	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	4	4	4	4				4	4		3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	4	6	5	5	5	5	6	3	3	3	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	7
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Rating (10 max)	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	6	6	8	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	6	7

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