Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.9°C
1.2° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 5AM is: 1.4m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am October 01). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)15s
Afternoon (01 Oct)5ft (1.6m)14s
Evening (01 Oct)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
1
Friday
2
Saturday
3
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)
4
3
2
2
3
2
1
3
2
1
2
3
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.7
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.8
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1001
915
879
767
676
998
821
899
911
1055
1194
1654
1613
1632
1246
1229
1441
1344
1326
1108
1020
998
984
886
Wind (km/h)
5
E
0
NNE
15
NNE
5
W
5
WSW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
S
10
SSW
15
WSW
15
SSW
25
S
20
SW
25
SSW
20
S
20
SSE
20
SSE
20
SSE
15
SE
20
SSE
20
S
20
SSE
15
SE
15
SSE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:21AM0.87m
2:21PM0.41m
6:01AM0.85m
6:51AM0.80m
Low Tide
9:32PM-0.02m
12:41PM0.40m
9:45PM-0.05m
10:00PM-0.07m
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
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Temp °C
16
16
16
17
19
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
16
16
15
13
12
12
12
13
16
17
14
13
Feels °C
17
18
15
18
19
13
11
13
12
11
11
10
12
10
11
10
8
8
9
9
12
12
11
10
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