Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Saturday 30 May 2026 ACST
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Daly Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
17.5° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today (31 May):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 May, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 11s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 2AM is: 1.9m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 May)5.5ft (1.7m)11s
Afternoon (31 May)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Evening (31 May)5ft (1.5m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sun night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NW on Sun afternoon, near gales from the WNW by Mon night).

Sat
30
Sunday
31
Monday
1
Tuesday
2
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.9
NW
6
2.5
WNW
6
3
W
11
2.5
W
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1176
972
777
846
777
677
615
462
825
634
503
403
355
314
232
224
232
493
1780
1966
2724
3243
3630
3866
Wind (km/h)
35
SW
30
SW
25
WSW
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
W
15
NW
15
N
30
NNE
40
N
45
N
40
N
45
NNW
40
NNW
45
WNW
40
NW
45
NW
50
NW
55
WNW
45
W
45
W
45
W
45
WSW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
2:13AM0.27m
3:20PM0.91m
2:25AM0.27m
3:47PM0.93m
2:33AM0.28m
Low Tide
10:50PM0.22m
7:19AM0.11m
11:15PM0.23m
7:46AM0.07m
11:41PM0.24m
8:15AM0.04m
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:20
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:19
5:17
5:17
2
1
2
2
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
17
18
19
19
17
17
16
16
15
15
16
16
7
8
9
9
9
9
11
11
11
9
7
7
10
10
12
11
9
8
7
6
7
6
8
7
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
1.6
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
12
1.3
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
0.4
SW
17
0.5
SW
17
0.4
SW
17
Energy kJ
13
12
615
462
825
634
503
403
355
314
232
224
153
100
137
71
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.8
SW
13
0.1
SW
16
0.1
SW
21
0.3
ENE
5
0.2
E
5
0.1
SW
20
0.4
SW
17
0.4
SW
13
Energy kJ
31
12
215
10
18
5
2
15
77
44
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
SSW
18
0.2
ENE
5
0.1
E
5
Energy kJ
31
3
1
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
WSW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
SW
11
0.6
N
3
1.1
N
4
1.6
N
5
1.8
N
6
1.9
N
6
1.7
NNW
6
1.6
NW
6
1.9
NW
6
2.5
WNW
6
3
W
11
2.5
W
12
3
WSW
12
3.5
WSW
12
4
WSW
11
4
WSW
11
Energy kJ
1176
972
777
846
777
677
7
44
147
236
279
198
160
232
493
1780
1966
2724
3243
3630
3866
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
1
2
3
1
1
3
4
4
3
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
2
3
2
2
1
Distance (km)
740
729
729
729
490
70
28
25
30
111
111
166
168
658
737
875
920
920
1044
739
658
739
737
738
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
1
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
2
4
2
9
7
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
8
7
7
7
7
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
  • Live Wind Speed (km/h)
  • Surf Rating (10 Max)
  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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