Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 21 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.8°C
1.3° 

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 (22 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 4AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 21). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (22 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (22 Sep)6ft (1.9m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
21
Tuesday
22
Wednesday
23
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)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2247
2111
1855
1889
1760
1784
1857
1932
1882
1589
1344
1123
836
813
632
614
686
686
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
E
20
ENE
20
NE
20
NNE
20
NNE
10
NNE
10
E
20
E
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
High Tide
1:21PM0.76m
1:50PM0.77m
Low Tide
10:39PM0.11m
10:11PM0.15m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:13
6:11
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:16
6:16
6:17
 mm
Temp °C
12
11
11
10
9
10
13
14
14
14
15
15
15
16
18
20
22
22
Feels °C
7
6
7
6
4
6
9
13
11
10
11
10
10
11
13
17
18
17
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