Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 27 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
17.3°C
2.0° 

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 (27 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 6PM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a South-southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am October 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Afternoon (27 Oct)4ft (1.2m)12s
Evening (27 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
27
Wednesday
28
Thursday
29
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)
3
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
0.9
SW
11
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
600
466
459
423
324
324
319
314
309
224
209
205
202
233
273
349
319
883
1060
1300
1317
1300
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
10
SW
20
WSW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
S
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
10
NNE
5
SE
20
ESE
25
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
glassy
off
off
High Tide
4:34AM0.90m
3:43PM0.34m
5:03AM0.95m
3:33PM0.31m
5:35AM0.97m
2:53PM0.32m
Low Tide
11:47AM0.23m
9:21PM0.03m
12:36PM0.27m
9:35PM-0.02m
1:42PM0.32m
9:53PM-0.06m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:26
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7:46
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Temp °C
12
14
14
14
14
13
12
11
11
14
15
16
14
14
13
13
13
16
19
20
18
17
Feels °C
10
11
9
9
10
9
9
8
8
12
11
12
10
11
11
11
11
14
17
18
13
13
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