Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 02 Apr 2026 ACDT
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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
20.3° C
(Which is 2.1°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 8PM is: 1.1m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30pm April 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (02 Apr)--
Afternoon (02 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (02 Apr)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
2
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
0.8
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1
SW
0.9
SW
0.9
SW
Period(s) (?)111111101015141414141414131313131313131313131212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)45535429727626128474373695710481123975933767694683609537459398357310260252
Wind
(km/h)
15
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
S
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
25
ESE
25
ESE
30
SE
30
SE
30
SE
30
ESE
25
ESE
25
ESE
25
E
20
ENE
10
ENE
20
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
E
15
NE
10
N
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffoffoffoffoffoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
offoffoffcross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
4:31PM
0.68
4:11AM
0.54
4:52PM
0.77
4:21AM
0.48
5:16PM
0.83
4:26AM
0.44
Low Tide
/ height (m)
10:44PM
0.23
10:06AM
0.13
11:21PM
0.24
10:12AM
0.09
11:56PM
0.26
10:21AM
0.05
Thursday
02
Friday
03
Saturday
04
Sunday
05
Sunrise-------7:35-------7:35-------7:37
Sunset--7:15-------7:15-------7:13-----
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
Rain (mm)
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Temp. °C171817171616161617161514151515172022181920202122
Feels °C (?)151514141414131213109891010121519141517171821
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