Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.1° C
0.5° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 8PM is: 1.7m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)--
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (light winds from the ENE on Wed afternoon, strong winds from the WSW by Sat morning).

Wed
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
Sat
11
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
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
2.5
WSW
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2442
1925
1571
1438
1194
1055
788
757
676
671
1240
1333
1284
1163
1033
1046
805
784
773
597
529
476
395
910
Wind (km/h)
15
NE
10
NE
5
ENE
10
E
10
E
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNW
5
NNW
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
15
NW
15
NW
20
NW
20
NW
20
NW
25
NW
30
NW
30
NW
40
WNW
40
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
High Tide
3:37PM0.50m
12:14PM0.62m
1:04PM0.75m
Low Tide
12:44PM0.49m
00:45AM0.19m
00:34AM0.15m
00:20AM0.11m
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
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clear
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clear
clear
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rain showers
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
5:24
 mm
2
Temp °C
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
14
15
14
13
13
13
14
Feels °C
11
12
13
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
13
12
12
12
10
10
8
10
12
10
8
7
6
6
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