Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 2 am Sunday 24 May 2026 ACST
Forecast 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 1.1°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 8AM is: 1.5m 12s primary swell from a West-southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am May 24). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (24 May)5ft (1.5m)12s
Afternoon (24 May)3ft (0.9m)11s
Evening (24 May)3.5ft (1.1m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 41mm), heaviest during Sun night. Very mild (max 16°C on Tue morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Mainly fresh winds.

Sunday
24
Monday
25
Tuesday
26
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
3
3
1
0
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
1.5
WSW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
273
256
236
633
228
217
329
283
360
512
485
348
265
248
215
301
341
457
330
392
335
478
520
341
Wind (km/h)
35
NNE
25
N
30
NNW
20
W
10
WNW
20
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
15
N
10
NE
5
SSE
20
NE
30
ENE
25
E
25
ESE
20
E
20
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
20
SE
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:19PM0.59m
6:49PM0.50m
2:48PM0.50m
Low Tide
10:12AM0.18m
9:10AM0.29m
6:50AM0.31m
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
cloud
heavy rain
rain showers
part cloud
rain showers
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:21
5:21
1
6
1
1
17
10
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
16
15
13
13
14
15
15
14
12
13
14
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
12
11
10
10
10
10
10
11
10
10
13
11
7
8
8
9
9
10
10
12
12
13
12
12
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
SW
13
0.9
SW
12
0.9
SW
12
0.6
N
5
1
WSW
7
0.9
SW
11
1.2
WSW
11
1.1
SW
11
1.2
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
SW
10
1.1
SW
10
1
SW
10
0.9
SW
10
0.8
SW
15
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
0.9
SW
14
Energy kJ
273
256
236
16
99
217
329
283
360
512
485
348
265
204
170
301
341
457
330
392
335
478
520
341
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
E
4
0.9
SW
12
0.8
WSW
7
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
18
0.4
NNW
4
0.4
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
N
5
0.7
SW
16
0.7
SW
15
0.7
SW
9
0.7
SW
9
0.5
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.4
SW
16
0.6
SW
16
0.2
NNE
4
0.4
SSW
9
0.4
SSW
9
Energy kJ
1
1
228
59
12
12
4
5
9
11
248
215
78
78
130
163
94
161
2
33
31
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
N
4
0.1
SW
18
0.1
SW
15
0.1
SW
18
0.3
SW
16
0.3
SW
16
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.3
N
5
0.2
N
5
0.5
SW
11
0.3
NE
4
Energy kJ
6
13
8
12
41
42
97
167
4
2
55
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
NNE
5
1.2
N
5
1.1
N
5
1.5
WSW
12
0.3
N
4
0.3
NNW
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.3
SE
2
0.7
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
1.1
E
4
1.1
ESE
4
0.9
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.8
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
SE
3
0.4
SE
3
0.5
SE
3
0.6
SE
4
Energy kJ
56
73
57
633
3
2
4
1
11
25
46
52
31
21
16
16
11
5
4
5
10
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
4
2
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
2
3
1
Distance (km)
109
111
144
28
28
27
25
25
9
0
0
144
108
0
168
0
0
0
0
0
0
9
3
70
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
7
9
9
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