Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 12 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.9° C
0.6° 

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 (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 5AM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.4m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm July 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Afternoon (13 Jul)10ft (3.0m)16s
Evening (13 Jul)10ft (3.0m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the W on Sun night, calm by Wed afternoon).

Sun
12
Monday
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
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
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2752
2930
3099
4605
4838
5041
4838
4722
5264
5627
5561
5180
4878
4221
3725
3311
2888
2534
2179
1857
1882
1547
1484
1273
Wind (km/h)
30
W
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
30
W
25
WSW
30
W
30
WSW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
10
S
5
SSE
10
SE
5
E
5
ENE
5
N
5
NNW
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
2:56PM0.99m
2:13AM0.11m
3:29PM1.01m
2:06AM0.16m
Low Tide
00:32AM0.08m
00:51AM0.11m
6:17AM0.07m
00:51AM0.16m
7:21AM0.04m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:28
7:28
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:27
5:27
5:28
 mm
1
1
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
15
14
15
14
14
13
13
13
12
13
14
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
9
9
9
9
8
10
8
9
9
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
10
12
13
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