Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 pm 04 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.0°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 (04 Oct):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 9PM is: 1.9m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm October 04). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)--
Afternoon (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (04 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
4
Monday
5
Tuesday
6
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 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)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
3
3
2
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1532
1532
1654
1787
1552
1571
1552
1532
1622
1456
1513
1552
1314
1297
1297
2475
2266
2502
2741
2741
Wind (km/h)
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SSE
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
SSE
5
SSW
10
WNW
15
WNW
10
W
15
WSW
20
W
20
WNW
20
W
25
WSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
off
off
High Tide
12:58PM0.72m
1:59PM0.73m
Low Tide
11:26PM-0.01m
11:25PM0.06m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
14
14
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
14
11
Feels °C
12
13
12
11
11
11
13
12
12
13
11
11
11
11
12
11
12
11
10
7
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