Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 03 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.2°C
0.8° 

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 (03 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 5PM is: 2.5m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am September 03). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Afternoon (03 Sep)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (03 Sep)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Thu night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the W on Fri night, calm by Sat night).

Thursday
3
Friday
4
Saturday
5
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
1
3
5
5
5
4
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
15
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
3
WSW
15
3
WSW
15
3.5
WSW
15
3
SW
12
3
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2483
2436
2895
2570
2942
3194
3402
3585
3631
3269
3102
2768
2390
2048
1761
3666
4571
4823
2461
2655
2354
2371
Wind (km/h)
30
W
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
5
SSE
5
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
30
NNE
25
NNW
30
NW
40
WNW
45
W
40
W
45
WSW
35
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
Wind State
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
6:21AM0.75m
2:24PM0.48m
7:20AM0.74m
9:37AM0.73m
Low Tide
1:11PM0.48m
10:38PM-0.01m
10:48PM-0.03m
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:39
6:37
6:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:04
6:04
6:05
 mm
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
16
17
16
16
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
Feels °C
8
10
9
10
10
11
10
9
9
9
9
11
13
12
9
5
6
4
5
6
7
8
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