Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Monday 18 May 2026 ACST
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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
18.3° C
(Which is 1.2°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 3AM is: 1.4m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 18). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)5ft (1.5m)11s
Afternoon (19 May)5ft (1.5m)18s
Evening (19 May)4.5ft (1.3m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Tue afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
4
3
3
3
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
11
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
314
309
228
530
506
544
534
1358
1373
422
382
326
313
313
366
427
416
406
1001
924
899
874
706
706
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
20
WSW
25
W
25
WSW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
W
20
W
20
WSW
15
SW
10
SSW
5
SSE
5
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
10
NNW
10
N
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
4:49PM1.00m
5:23PM0.95m
Low Tide
8:19AM-0.06m
8:47AM-0.07m
9:17AM-0.06m
part cloud
clear
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:24
5:23
5:22
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
16
12
12
12
12
13
11
10
10
11
12
14
13
13
13
14
14
15
14
16
15
14
14
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.4
SW
19
0.4
SW
20
1.1
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.3
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
10
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.2
SW
12
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Energy kJ
314
309
228
133
134
268
422
382
326
313
313
326
344
357
383
1001
924
899
874
706
706
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
21
0.1
SW
21
0.3
SW
20
0.7
SW
12
0.3
SSW
20
0.4
SSW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
18
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
0.9
SW
16
Energy kJ
18
18
60
137
75
124
199
249
297
273
257
366
427
416
406
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
20
Energy kJ
97
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
WSW
4
0.8
WSW
4
0.9
WSW
5
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
11
1.5
SW
18
1.5
SW
18
Energy kJ
13
21
36
530
506
544
534
1358
1373
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
3
2
1
1
4
2
2
3
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
164
164
164
555
170
729
748
561
70
70
3
70
3
204
313
491
3
3
0
0
0
0
25
9
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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