Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 14 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.2° 

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 (14 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Aug, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 2PM is: 2.3m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 14). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s
Afternoon (14 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s
Evening (14 Aug)7.5ft (2.3m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri morning, min 11°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
14
Saturday
15
Sunday
16
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)
4
4
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3335
3116
2901
2736
2736
2736
2702
2668
2325
2295
1983
1697
1610
1413
1092
1171
1077
984
899
886
874
780
Wind (km/h)
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
15
WSW
10
SSW
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
High Tide
3:56PM0.83m
3:51AM0.45m
4:10PM0.74m
4:23AM0.54m
4:17PM0.66m
Low Tide
8:36AM0.13m
10:50PM0.22m
9:21AM0.16m
10:43PM0.20m
10:03AM0.22m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:03
7:03
7:01
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:49
5:50
5:51
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
15
15
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
13
12
11
Feels °C
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
9
9
9
8
9
7
8
8
8
7
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