Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 22 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.0° C
0.3° 

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 (22 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 7AM is: 0.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (22 Jul)5ft (1.6m)12s
Evening (22 Jul)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Wed morning. Very mild (max 14°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Thu afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
22
Thursday
23
Friday
24
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
3
2
3
3
1
1
3
4
4
2
3
2
1
0
0
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
1.4
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
11
1.8
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.4
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
421
448
217
711
809
678
563
1255
1838
2391
2216
2544
2082
2516
2697
3130
2443
2295
2266
2208
1833
1647
1484
1255
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
25
SSW
25
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:03AM0.57m
3:10PM0.53m
11:28AM0.62m
12:50PM0.70m
Low Tide
11:56PM0.15m
12:36PM0.52m
00:03AM0.13m
00:08AM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:24
7:24
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:31
5:32
5:34
 mm
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
13
12
13
12
Feels °C
12
9
10
9
7
7
8
7
7
5
7
6
5
4
6
7
8
7
8
8
8
6
7
7
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