Surf Forecasts:
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 2AM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.
| Time (ACDT) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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 ForecastLight rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Winds increasing (light winds from the WSW on Thu morning, fresh winds from the SW by Sat afternoon). | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 11 | Thursday 12 | Friday 13 | Sat 14 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 16 | SW 16 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 862 | 666 | 711 | 503 | 495 | 380 | 374 | 363 | 295 | 281 | 277 | 272 | 236 | 236 | 240 | 240 | 244 | 256 | 265 | 310 | 813 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | off | off | cross-off | off | off | off | cross-on | cross | off | off | off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | cross | cross-off | 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 | ||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:23PM0.02m | 12:40PM0.28m | 9:46PM0.00m | 1:11PM0.32m | 10:09PM-0.01m | ||||||||||||||||
 |  | | | | |  |  | |  |  | |  |  |  | | | | | | | |
 | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:09 | — |
 | 8:00 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:01 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8:02 | — | — | — | 8:04 |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 14 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 17 | 20 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 17 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 14 |
Feels °C | 10 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 17 | 15 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 11 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 12 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 16 |
| kJ | 862 | 666 | 711 | 503 | 495 | 380 | 374 | 363 | 295 | 281 | 277 | 272 | 236 | 236 | 240 | 240 | 244 | 256 | 265 | 269 | 813 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | SE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 19 | SW 18 | SW 18 | SW 16 | SW 16 | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 15 | 15 | 58 | 81 | 111 | 219 | 310 | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SSE 4 | S 4 | S 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 | SSW 4 |
| kJ | 7 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 10 | 12 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 14 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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