Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 19 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.6°C
1.6° 

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 (19 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 5PM is: 1.4m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 19). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)15s
Afternoon (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s
Evening (19 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Mon afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NNE on Mon morning, calm by Tue morning).

Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
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
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
0
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
3
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
16
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
1.6
SW
16
1.9
SW
17
2.1
SW
17
2.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
883
795
763
773
763
811
898
540
532
451
437
382
424
543
495
471
398
526
1287
2117
2592
2506
Wind (km/h)
35
N
35
NNE
30
NNE
30
NNE
15
N
20
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
5
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSE
15
S
15
SSE
15
SE
5
ESE
10
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
8:58AM0.67m
12:10PM0.64m
1:30PM0.65m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.10m
10:57PM0.16m
10:06PM0.21m
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part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:33
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Temp °C
21
21
23
24
24
16
15
14
14
16
15
15
14
14
13
13
12
16
18
20
16
16
Feels °C
16
16
18
19
21
14
12
11
12
16
12
11
10
12
11
11
10
15
16
18
13
14
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