Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 25 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 (26 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Aug, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 4AM is: 1.5m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm August 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (26 Aug)4.5ft (1.3m)13s
Evening (26 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)12s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 17°C on Thu afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
25
Wednesday
26
Thursday
27
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)
2
3
2
2
2
3
1
2
3
2
1
0
1
0
0
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
SW
14
1.7
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
0.9
SW
12
1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.1
SW
19
1.9
SW
18
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1463
1163
951
859
690
680
669
535
418
282
240
407
428
471
589
834
800
2150
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SW
10
SW
5
SW
0
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
20
N
20
N
20
N
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:02AM0.24m
2:43PM0.87m
2:54AM0.31m
3:06PM0.86m
Low Tide
10:42PM0.16m
6:33AM0.20m
10:28PM0.18m
7:32AM0.16m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:58
5:59
 mm
Temp °C
13
13
13
13
13
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
17
17
Feels °C
9
10
11
10
11
11
10
10
10
9
9
9
10
9
10
12
14
13
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