Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Issued: 2 pm 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.3° C

Normal for this time of year

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 Jul):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 8PM is: 1.5m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.1m 24s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm July 07). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)--
Afternoon (07 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)16s
Evening (07 Jul)5ft (1.6m)16s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
19
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
701
783
1068
1179
1331
1836
2808
2714
2442
1925
1571
1438
1297
1055
788
757
676
671
1256
1333
1164
1135
1033
1019
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NNE
5
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:37PM0.54m
8:49AM0.51m
3:37PM0.50m
12:14PM0.62m
Low Tide
11:35AM0.36m
00:48AM0.23m
12:44PM0.49m
00:45AM0.19m
00:34AM0.15m
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:22
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
15
14
Feels °C
9
10
10
10
9
8
8
8
10
12
12
11
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
12
12
13
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SW
16
1.3
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
19
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
Energy kJ
701
783
1068
1179
1331
1836
2808
2714
2442
1925
1571
1438
1297
1055
788
757
676
521
1256
1333
1164
1135
1033
1019
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SW
24
1.3
SW
18
1.1
SW
14
0.1
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.7
SW
19
1.1
SW
17
Energy kJ
22
1112
453
18
137
343
671
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SW
22
Energy kJ
476
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
4
0.4
NE
4
0.6
E
4
0.5
ENE
4
0.6
ENE
4
0.6
NE
4
0.5
N
3
0.6
N
4
0.5
N
4
0.5
NNW
4
Energy kJ
7
5
10
7
10
10
5
9
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
3
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
108
9
0
9
9
29
9
14
9
9
0
0
0
9
9
9
25
25
9
9
25
25
25
25
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Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
5
6
7
7
5
6
6
6
6
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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