Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 24 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.7°C
0.1° 

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 (25 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (25 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (25 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.2m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (25 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 12AM is: 1.7m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 24). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (25 Aug)7ft (2.2m)14s
Evening (25 Aug)6ft (1.8m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 35mm), heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon night, calm by Tue night).

Mon
24
Tuesday
25
Wednesday
26
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)
3
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
2
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.7
SW
13
2.1
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
345
444
996
2357
2905
2982
2534
1929
1463
1255
951
859
690
680
669
535
418
273
Wind (km/h)
20
E
30
S
40
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
35
SSW
30
SSW
30
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
5
S
0
NE
10
N
15
NNW
10
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
Wind State
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:18PM0.85m
3:02AM0.24m
2:43PM0.87m
Low Tide
11:02PM0.13m
10:42PM0.16m
6:33AM0.20m
light rain
heavy rain
heavy rain
light rain
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:57
5:58
 mm
5
17
15
3
Temp °C
12
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
13
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
6
6
7
7
7
7
9
9
10
11
12
10
9
10
10
9
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