Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 11 Nov 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
17.6°C
1.9° 

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 (11 Nov):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Nov, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 1PM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am November 11). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (11 Nov)5.5ft (1.7m)14s
Afternoon (11 Nov)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (11 Nov)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
11
Thursday
12
Friday
13
Sat
14
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
3
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
2
1
0
2
2
2
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
0.9
SW
13
0.8
SW
16
1.2
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1220
1171
1063
957
943
666
637
503
495
380
374
363
295
281
240
240
236
240
282
240
379
637
265
310
728
Wind (km/h)
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSW
15
S
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
ESE
10
E
5
W
10
SW
25
SE
30
ESE
15
SSE
25
ESE
20
E
15
N
5
NNW
15
SSW
20
SW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
S
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross
off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:44AM0.93m
3:39PM0.32m
5:11AM0.94m
3:42PM0.33m
5:39AM0.92m
3:41PM0.35m
6:09AM0.88m
Low Tide
12:11PM0.25m
9:23PM0.02m
12:40PM0.28m
9:46PM0.00m
1:11PM0.32m
10:09PM-0.01m
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Temp °C
13
14
17
17
15
12
11
12
12
17
20
20
17
15
16
15
16
18
18
19
17
15
15
15
15
Feels °C
9
10
13
14
11
8
7
8
9
15
19
18
12
9
14
11
13
17
19
18
14
11
11
12
12
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