Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Issued: 3 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is

16.0°C

Daly Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today (05 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 10AM is: 1.8m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 03:30am October 05). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (ACDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (05 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	16s
Afternoon (05 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	16s
Evening (05 Oct)	6ft (1.8m)	16s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed night, min 9°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 5								Tuesday 6								Wednesday 7
	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM	1 AM	4 AM	7 AM	10 AM	1 PM	4 PM	7 PM	10 PM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	1	2	2	1	1	0	0	2	3	2	4	4	4	4	3	2	2	3	4	4
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
Wave Graph
kJ	1552	1571	1552	1532	1622	1456	1513	1438	1314	1297	1297	1904	2266	2469	2777	2777	2777	2814	2662	2662	2453	2548	2241	1929
Wind (km/h)	ESE	SE	S	WNW	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	W	SSW	SSW	SSW	ESE	ESE	ESE	E	E	ENE	NNE	NNE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	cross-off	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	off	off
High Tide					12:58PM0.72m									1:59PM0.73m								2:34PM0.72m
Low Tide	11:26PM-0.01m								11:25PM0.06m								11:03PM0.13m							10:27PM0.19m


	—	6:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:50	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:29	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	12	14	14	15	14	15	14	14	15	15	16	16	14	11	11	10	9	11	14	17	18	19
Feels °C	10	10	11	13	11	12	11	12	10	11	12	10	11	11	10	6	7	6	5	6	10	15	16	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	—	SW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16
kJ	1552	1571	1552	1532	1622	1456	1513	1438	1314	1297	1297	—	1394	2469	2777	2777	2777	2814	2662	2662	2453	2548	2241	1929
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	W 4	W 4	W 4	WSW 5	SW 16	SW 16	—	SE 3	SE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	ESE 4	E 4	E 4	E 4	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	11	12	20	51	1904	2266	—	4	13	11	10	13	13	9	5	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	The Spit SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	A-Bay (Willyama Bay) SA - Yorke Peninsula	Rhino Head SA - Yorke Peninsula	Kennet Rivermouth/Point VIC - Cape Otway	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Stokes Bay SA - Kangaroo Island	Spits SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	The Spit SA - Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Berry Bay SA - Yorke Peninsula	The Spit SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	4	4	3	2	2	4	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	9	28	3	3	28	25	28	738	70	70	3	0	0	0	0	9	29	14	9	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck	Rhino Head	Spits	Spits	Rhino Head	Rhino Head	Rhino Head				Spits	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Daly Heads	Berry Bay	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck	Ethel Wreck
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	2	4	4	3	2	2				4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	8	7	4	4	9	9	9	5	5	5	4	7
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	8	9	9	9	4	8	4	4	9	9	9	9	6	6	9	9

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