Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 13 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.2° 

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 (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, 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 August 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (13 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (13 Aug)8ft (2.5m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
13
Friday
14
Saturday
15
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)
3
2
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
4
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3772
3534
3269
2814
2777
3013
3253
3459
3335
3116
2901
2736
2736
2736
2702
2668
2325
2157
1983
1697
1610
1308
Wind (km/h)
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
W
10
WSW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
15
SW
10
S
10
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:38PM0.90m
3:23AM0.35m
3:56PM0.83m
3:51AM0.45m
4:10PM0.74m
Low Tide
7:45AM0.12m
11:03PM0.22m
8:36AM0.13m
10:50PM0.22m
9:21AM0.16m
cloud
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cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
5:50
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
13
13
Feels °C
11
10
10
10
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
9
9
8
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