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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 8 am Monday 25 May 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
18.1° C
(Which is 1.2°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 5PM is: 0.7m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 10s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 4s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 25). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (ACST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (25 May) | 6ft (1.8m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (25 May) | 5ft (1.6m) | 16s |
| Evening (25 May) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 15s |
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 9mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue afternoon, min 12°C on Mon morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the SSW on Mon morning, calm by Mon night). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monday 25 | Tuesday 26 | Wednesday 27 | Thu 28 | |||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 6 PM | 9 PM | 12 AM | 3 AM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    |    | ||||||||||||||||||||
SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 18 | |
617 | 664 | 551 | 1185 | 215 | 301 | 387 | 299 | 431 | 444 | 335 | 478 | 398 | 341 | 331 | 368 | 253 | 246 | 249 | 205 | 205 | 168 | 132 | 120 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross | cross | cross-on | cross | cross-on | cross | glassy | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | |
High Tide | 6:49PM0.50m | 2:48PM0.50m | 2:04PM0.61m | 00:49AM0.35m | ||||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 9:10AM0.29m | 6:50AM0.31m | 6:13AM0.28m | 9:47PM0.33m | ||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7:18 |
 | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:20 | — | — | — | 5:20 |
— | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | |
Temp °C | 12 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 13 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | N 5 | N 5 | N 4 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 14 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 13 | SW 12 |
 kJ | 12 | 4 | 2 | 184 | 192 | 227 | 387 | 299 | 431 | 444 | 335 | 478 | 398 | 341 | 331 | 368 | 253 | 246 | 249 | 205 | 205 | 168 | 132 | 120 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NNW 5 | NW 5 | — | SSW 16 | SW 15 | SW 15 | SW 9 | SW 9 | SW 16 | SW 16 | SW 16 | NNE 4 | SSW 10 | SSW 9 | SW 9 | — | SW 22 | SW 22 | SW 21 | SW 21 | WSW 20 | SW 20 | SW 19 | SW 5 |
| kJ | 2 | 1 | — | 169 | 215 | 301 | 156 | 141 | 163 | 94 | 161 | 2 | 36 | 33 | 22 | — | 19 | 18 | 18 | 17 | 39 | 60 | 58 | 6 |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 16 | — | — | — | — | NNE 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | SW 20 | — | SSW 5 | SW 5 | SW 18 |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 130 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | — | 5 | 1 | 84 |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | SW 11 | SW 10 | SW 10 | SW 16 | SW 4 | — | — | — | ENE 5 | E 3 | ENE 4 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 4 | SSE 3 | SE 2 | SE 3 | SSE 4 | SE 4 |
| kJ | 617 | 664 | 551 | 1185 | 24 | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 7 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 108 | 69 | 166 | 154 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 0 | 491 | 70 | 70 | 0 |
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