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Daly Heads Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Tuesday 05 May 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Daly Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is 1.6°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Daly Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 8AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 05). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (05 May) | 5ft (1.5m) | 13s |
| Afternoon (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.3m) | 12s |
| Evening (05 May) | 4.5ft (1.4m) | 16s |
Table - waves today at Daly Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastSome drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue night, min 12°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SW on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SW by Wed afternoon). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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 | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | |
1075 | 851 | 851 | 699 | 496 | 488 | 421 | 967 | 871 | 746 | 736 | 874 | 1044 | 1086 | 1457 | 1435 | 1452 | 1391 | 1785 | 2144 | 3301 | 3301 | 2516 | 2484 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | cross | cross-on | cross | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | |
High Tide | 2:55AM0.34m | 4:56PM0.91m | 2:48AM0.35m | 5:28PM0.88m | 2:11AM0.37m | 6:04PM0.83m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 11:51PM0.29m | 9:02AM0.01m | 00:30AM0.33m | 9:24AM-0.01m | 1:41AM0.37m | 9:47AM-0.00m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:01 | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:34 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 17 | 17 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 16 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | — | — | — | — | — | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
 kJ | 798 | 851 | 851 | 699 | 496 | 488 | 361 | 967 | 871 | 746 | 736 | — | — | — | — | — | 375 | 379 | 437 | 201 | 2687 | 2721 | 2516 | 2484 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | SW 18 | SW 17 | SW 17 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | 12 | 76 | 97 | 214 | 421 | 19 | 73 | 72 | 72 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | S 24 | SW 23 | SW 24 | SW 24 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | 11 | 21 | 22 | 22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 3 | W 4 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SSW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — | — |
| kJ | 1075 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 9 | 874 | 1044 | 1086 | 1457 | 1435 | 1452 | 1391 | 1785 | 2144 | 3301 | 3301 | — | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 164 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 3 | 3 | 25 | 28 | 28 | 602 | 738 | 729 | 729 | 952 | 1100 | 1187 | 70 | 3 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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