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Daly Heads Surf Forecast
/ SA – Yorke Peninsula (14 breaks) / South Australia (91 breaks) /
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Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 pm Wednesday 29 Apr 2026 ACSTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)How big are the waves at Daly Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 10PM is: 1.5m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.5m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm April 29). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (29 Apr) | - | - |
| Afternoon (29 Apr) | 5ft (1.6m) | 14s |
| Evening (29 Apr) | 5ft (1.5m) | 14s |
Table - waves today at Daly Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastLight rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Warm (max 25°C on Wed afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the NNW by Fri night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wed 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 1 | Sat 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 12 AM | 3 AM | 6 AM | 9 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | |
1108 | 1006 | 1006 | 911 | 899 | 849 | 754 | 676 | 686 | 621 | 549 | 549 | 590 | 736 | 726 | 726 | 726 | 716 | 686 | 586 | 577 | 503 | 495 | 451 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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High Tide | 2:06AM0.47m | 2:53PM0.72m | 2:24AM0.42m | 3:12PM0.81m | 2:38AM0.38m | |||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:58PM0.29m | 7:55AM0.20m | 9:38PM0.26m | 7:59AM0.15m | 10:14PM0.24m | 8:09AM0.11m | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:56 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:58 | — |
 | — | 5:42 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:40 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:39 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:38 |
— | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5 | |
Temp °C | 23 | 24 | 25 | 24 | 25 | 23 | 23 | 22 | 24 | 23 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 22 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 15 |
19 | 20 | 21 | 20 | 21 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 18 | 17 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 18 | 19 | 17 | 13 | 9 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 |
 kJ | 1108 | 1006 | 1006 | 911 | 899 | 849 | 754 | 676 | 686 | 621 | 549 | 549 | 590 | 736 | 726 | 726 | 726 | 716 | 686 | 586 | 577 | 503 | 495 | 451 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 4 | E 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 5 | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ENE 4 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | E 5 |
| kJ | 5 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | NNE 3 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | N 4 | NNE 4 | N 4 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 5 | NNE 5 | NNE 4 | NNE 5 | N 5 | N 5 | N 6 | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 15 | 22 | 17 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 20 | 36 | 64 | 73 | 73 | 49 | 39 | 29 | 69 | 55 | 64 | 170 | 188 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 25 | 9 | 0 | 9 | 9 | 29 | 76 | 27 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 76 | 109 | 109 | 76 | 111 | 111 | 109 | 29 | 76 | 27 | 76 | 495 | 495 |
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