Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 28 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.5° 

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 (28 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (28 Jul, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (28 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (28 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 2PM is: 2.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 28). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (28 Jul)7.5ft (2.3m)15s
Afternoon (28 Jul)8ft (2.5m)15s
Evening (28 Jul)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 14°C on Tue morning, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SW on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
Thursday
30
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
0
0
1
2
4
3
4
3
2
3
3
3
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
15
2.3
WSW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1993
2530
2594
2699
3331
2967
4528
5590
4869
4065
2982
2562
2082
1729
1401
1172
984
892
814
663
591
529
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
WSW
30
W
40
SW
30
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
SSW
5
SSE
5
E
0
N
5
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
High Tide
3:02PM0.91m
2:42AM0.24m
3:28PM0.92m
2:57AM0.29m
3:52PM0.91m
Low Tide
6:27AM0.15m
11:15PM0.19m
7:23AM0.12m
11:13PM0.21m
8:07AM0.09m
light rain
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:18
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
1
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
8
8
6
6
4
5
4
5
6
7
7
7
8
8
7
8
8
9
10
10
9
8
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