Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 07 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.4° 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 (07 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Aug, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 17s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 1PM is: 1.5m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.4m 14s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 08:30am August 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Aug)6ft (1.9m)16s
Afternoon (07 Aug)6ft (1.8m)17s
Evening (07 Aug)5.5ft (1.7m)17s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 18mm), heaviest on Sat night. Very mild (max 16°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (moderate winds from the NE on Fri afternoon, gales from the WSW by Sun morning).

Friday
7
Saturday
8
Sunday
9
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)
2
1
0
3
2
0
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.3
SW
18
1.8
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.7
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.9
WSW
16
3.5
WSW
15
4
WSW
11
4.5
SW
11
4.5
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2028
1738
1099
1860
1702
1663
1419
1225
1333
1300
1203
1140
1109
1094
890
776
556
1822
6440
3518
4268
5335
Wind (km/h)
20
NNE
25
NNE
30
N
20
NE
25
NE
25
NNW
30
N
25
NNE
30
NNE
30
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
35
N
35
N
30
N
30
N
30
N
65
WSW
60
WSW
50
SSW
60
SW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
10:53AM0.69m
12:47PM0.79m
1:36PM0.87m
Low Tide
11:37PM0.03m
11:42PM0.02m
clear
clear
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
thunderstorm
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:11
7:11
7:09
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:44
5:45
5:45
 mm
1
1
3
1
1
2
3
3
3
Temp °C
13
13
14
14
15
14
14
14
14
14
15
16
14
13
13
13
13
13
11
11
13
12
Feels °C
9
8
8
9
10
9
9
9
8
8
11
11
8
6
7
7
7
7
-2
-1
4
0
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