Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.1°C
0.6° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 12PM is: 1.3m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 5s secondary swell from a West-northwest direction, 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s
Evening (01 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed night. Very mild (max 17°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Wed night, calm by Thu night).

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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
2
1
0
1
1
0
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.4
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
WSW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1068
939
788
472
466
543
831
1001
1215
1764
1785
1776
1836
2125
2412
2378
2448
2521
2405
2534
2863
2982
Wind (km/h)
30
N
30
N
15
N
15
WNW
20
WSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
WNW
30
W
30
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
0
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
5:00AM0.70m
4:03PM0.53m
5:37AM0.74m
3:42PM0.48m
6:21AM0.75m
2:24PM0.48m
Low Tide
11:03AM0.30m
10:24PM0.07m
11:51AM0.39m
10:30PM0.03m
1:11PM0.48m
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:41
6:41
6:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:02
6:04
 mm
1
Temp °C
16
16
17
17
15
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
Feels °C
10
10
14
14
13
12
11
8
9
8
8
8
8
8
8
8
9
10
10
11
12
12
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