Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.9°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 (14 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 12s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 4AM is: 0.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.2m 20s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction, 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm September 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.0m)13s
Afternoon (14 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (14 Sep)3.5ft (1.1m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Sun
13
Monday
14
Tuesday
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
2
3
4
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
1
SW
13
1.3
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.2
WSW
12
1.1
SW
13
0.9
WSW
14
1.8
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
532
447
360
341
284
352
504
481
410
388
323
1634
2421
2381
2247
2216
2090
1956
Wind (km/h)
25
W
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
20
WSW
10
WSW
25
SW
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
S
25
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
4:16AM0.71m
3:36PM0.53m
4:45AM0.77m
3:36PM0.49m
Low Tide
9:40PM0.12m
10:26AM0.26m
9:45PM0.08m
11:04AM0.31m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:24
6:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:10
6:12
6:12
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
13
14
13
13
13
14
16
15
13
11
11
11
14
14
12
10
Feels °C
11
11
10
10
10
10
10
10
13
11
9
5
6
5
8
8
7
6
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