Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 22 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.6° C
0.0° 

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 (22 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (22 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (22 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 15s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 8AM is: 2.1m 15s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Aug)7ft (2.1m)15s
Afternoon (22 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)15s
Evening (22 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)15s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 22mm), heaviest during Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 11°C on Mon morning). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
22
Sunday
23
Monday
24
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)
1
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
4
2
1
3
2
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1
SW
14
0.9
SW
13
1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2344
2314
2285
1875
1801
1647
1889
1647
1505
1238
1130
2259
1685
1685
1420
1149
767
676
590
453
447
361
299
335
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SSW
5
SSE
10
E
10
NE
10
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
10
NNE
15
ENE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNW
10
NE
15
ENE
25
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
10
ESE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
12:19PM0.69m
1:15PM0.76m
1:49PM0.81m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.05m
11:26PM0.07m
11:20PM0.10m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
mod rain
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:54
6:54
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:54
5:55
5:55
 mm
3
4
7
5
3
Temp °C
14
14
13
13
14
14
13
13
12
12
12
13
13
14
15
16
15
14
14
12
11
12
12
13
Feels °C
10
11
10
11
12
12
11
12
10
10
10
10
10
12
12
13
11
11
11
10
6
7
7
12
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