Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Issued: 2 am 07 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is

15.0°C

Daly Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today (07 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 19s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 9AM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 21s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am September 07). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (07 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	13s
Afternoon (07 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	13s
Evening (07 Sep)	3.5ft (1.0m)	19s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 14°C on Mon morning, min 10°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSE by Tue night).
	Monday 7								Tuesday 8								Wednesday 9
	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)	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	1	2	2	2	2	3	5	4	4	4	5
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 20	SW 19	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	859	552	545	480	386	451	511	723	1016	1269	2042	2117	2233	1901	2087	1809	1809	2166	2384	6366	5343	5308	5188	4533
Wind (km/h)	S	S	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	ENE	WSW	SW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	SE	SE	SE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide						1:25PM0.83m								2:00PM0.86m					4:21AM0.24m			2:28PM0.85m
Low Tide	11:05PM0.00m								11:01PM0.05m								10:44PM0.12m		5:32AM0.24m


	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:07	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	13	12	11	12	14	14	13	11	11	10	11	12	13	12	12	11	12	10	10	11	13	12	11	10
Feels °C	9	8	7	8	10	10	10	7	8	7	9	11	11	7	7	5	6	3	3	4	6	6	5	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 19	SW 18	SW 18	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	859	552	545	480	386	451	511	579	1016	1269	2042	2117	2233	—	—	1809	1809	2166	2384	6366	5343	5308	5188	4533
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 23	SW 22	SW 22	SW 21	SW 21	SW 21	SW 20	SW 19	SW 13	SW 13	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 22	SW 20	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	21	18	73	72	156	266	464	723	488	424	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	470	1733	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SSW 4	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3	SE 3	SE 4	SE 4	—	—	—	—	SW 16	SW 16	SSW 5	S 5	SSW 6	SSE 5	SSE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5	SE 5
kJ	—	15	2	2	1	5	5	7	7	—	—	—	—	1901	2087	39	51	126	29	42	23	49	37	23
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Blacknose Point VIC - Far West	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Short Point NSW - Far South	Aisling's Beach NSW - Far South	Blackfellows Point NSW - Far South	Malua Bay NSW - Far South	The Pass NSW - North Coast	Hat Head NSW - Port Macquarie	Swansea Point TAS - East Coast	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	5
Distance (km)	3	3	70	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	561	3	70	1187	1190	1199	1207	1727	1565	1248	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3		3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4		4									5
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Rating (10 max)	4	9	4	4	7	3	3	5	5	5	5	5	9	8	8	7	6	6	6	6	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	8	9	7	6	7	8	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	8	8	7	6	6	6	9	9	9	9	8

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