Daly Heads Surf Forecast

/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /

Australia (828 breaks)

Surf Forecasts:

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Sunday 26 Apr 2026 ACST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

Daly Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is 19.4° C
(Which is 1.7°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 10PM is: 1.3m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 26). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Apr)	-	-
Afternoon (26 Apr)	4.5ft (1.4m)	13s
Evening (26 Apr)	4.5ft (1.3m)	13s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sun 26				Monday 27								Tuesday 28								Wed 29
	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	12 AM	3 AM	6 AM	9 AM
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 23	SW 22	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
Wave Graph
kJ	651	669	527	527	527	535	473	418	523	653	847	1220	1461	1532	1503	2192	2167	1816	1712	1591	1552	1532	1392	1185
Wind (km/h)	SW	SW	SSW	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	E	SE	SE	ESE	E	NE	NNW	WSW	SW	SSW	ESE	SE	ESE	E	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off
High Tide					00:30AM0.61m						4:19PM0.41m			1:14AM0.57m				2:47PM0.50m				1:43AM0.52m
Low Tide								9:11AM0.22m				6:32PM0.41m				8:24AM0.24m				8:09PM0.35m				8:01AM0.23m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:56	—
	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	5:42
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	17	16	16	15	14	14	15	18	19	17	16	17	18	18	19	19	19	19	17	17	17	19	20
Feels °C	14	14	13	13	13	12	12	13	16	18	15	14	15	17	18	19	18	18	18	15	15	15	17	17
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15
kJ	651	669	527	527	527	535	473	418	444	557	526	553	1461	1532	1503	2192	2167	1816	1712	1591	1552	1532	1392	1185
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	SW 26	SW 26	SW 24	SW 23	SW 22	SW 21	SW 20	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 4
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	27	103	197	523	653	847	1220	545	473	466	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 4	—	SW 3	SSW 3	S 4	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	ESE 3	—	—	—	—	ESE 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	SE 3	ESE 4	ESE 4	—
kJ	3	—	2	4	4	1	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	7	20	16	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	The Spit SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3
Distance (km)	28	70	3	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	25	3	3	3	0	0	0	0	9
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Rating (10 max)	2		3		3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	5	6	7	7	5	9	8	7	5	6	6	5	5	5	6	4	5	5	5	5	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	8	7	5	6	7	7	8	9	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	9

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