Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 16 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.9°C
0.4° 

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 (16 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 6PM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm September 16). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 Sep)--
Afternoon (16 Sep)7ft (2.1m)15s
Evening (16 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Sat morning, min 8°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
16
Thursday
17
Friday
18
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
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.7
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
14
1.3
SW
13
0.8
SW
17
1.1
SW
13
1.3
SW
16
1.1
SW
17
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2094
1985
1985
1753
1610
1326
1171
957
769
596
579
570
408
403
844
734
659
468
429
297
Wind (km/h)
20
ESE
20
SE
20
ESE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
N
0
NE
10
ESE
10
NE
15
N
20
N
25
NNW
20
NNW
15
N
10
N
10
N
Wind State
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
High Tide
3:26PM0.46m
5:50AM0.78m
2:57PM0.46m
6:30AM0.75m
Low Tide
10:06PM0.01m
12:26PM0.44m
10:20PM0.00m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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>
6:20
6:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:13
6:14
6:15
 mm
Temp °C
11
12
11
10
10
9
8
9
11
12
13
13
13
13
14
14
16
19
19
19
Feels °C
7
7
7
6
6
6
5
6
8
10
12
11
10
10
10
9
11
15
17
15
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