Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.1°C
1.2° 

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 (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 11s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 10AM is: 1.1m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 15). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)12s
Afternoon (15 Oct)3.5ft (1.0m)12s
Evening (15 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 15°C on Thu morning). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.7
SW
11
0.6
SW
11
0.7
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
13
0.6
SW
12
0.6
SW
12
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
504
437
374
324
277
268
190
180
123
121
121
75
168
136
104
98
93
52
107
96
93
90
89
85
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
0
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
15
NE
5
ENE
10
SE
15
SE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
20
NE
5
NE
15
SE
15
E
Wind State
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:54AM0.88m
3:54PM0.40m
6:25AM0.85m
3:27PM0.41m
7:00AM0.80m
Low Tide
12:57PM0.35m
10:31PM-0.01m
1:44PM0.41m
10:49PM-0.01m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:39
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6:37
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7:36
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Temp °C
12
12
12
15
16
18
16
15
16
16
16
17
19
21
20
20
20
18
18
19
21
23
22
22
Feels °C
8
9
9
12
12
17
11
11
12
12
12
12
16
19
17
17
17
15
16
16
18
22
19
19
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