Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 20 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.0°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 (20 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Sep, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 9AM is: 1.1m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 5s secondary swell from a West direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 20). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)16s
Afternoon (20 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Evening (20 Sep)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun morning, min 9°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun morning, calm by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
20
Monday
21
Tuesday
22
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
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
SW
18
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.5
WSW
15
1.7
WSW
15
1.8
WSW
14
1.8
SW
14
2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.1
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
13
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
194
175
251
553
988
1208
1301
1303
1572
1804
1881
1857
1919
2065
2247
2119
1983
2010
1760
1661
1857
1932
1882
1589
Wind (km/h)
25
NNE
35
N
30
NNW
25
W
35
W
35
W
35
WSW
30
SSW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
15
NE
5
NNE
10
SE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
High Tide
10:48AM0.67m
12:43PM0.72m
1:21PM0.76m
Low Tide
10:46PM0.03m
10:50PM0.06m
10:39PM0.11m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:16
6:13
6:13
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:16
6:16
 mm
Temp °C
20
19
19
17
16
15
15
14
12
12
11
11
12
13
11
11
10
10
9
10
12
15
15
15
Feels °C
14
12
12
13
10
9
9
8
6
6
5
5
7
8
6
6
5
6
5
5
8
13
13
11
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