Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Issued: 8 am 11 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is

15.0° 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 (11 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (11 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.4m), 6s period with W swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (11 Jul, local time) - 11ft (3.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (11 Jul, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 12PM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 0.2m 6s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 11). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (11 Jul)	8ft (2.4m)	6s
Afternoon (11 Jul)	11ft (3.5m)	11s
Evening (11 Jul)	10ft (3.0m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 10mm), heaviest on Sat morning. Very mild (max 15°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Sat afternoon). Mainly strong winds.
	Saturday 11						Sunday 12								Monday 13								Tue 14
	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	12 AM	3 AM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	W 6	WSW 9	WSW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
Wave Graph
kJ	395	423	1376	2490	2875	3015	3113	2982	2830	2656	2376	2590	2795	3094	3240	4547	5478	4605	4382	4663	6336	5389	5389	5264
Wind (km/h)	NNW	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	W	WSW	W	W	W	W	W	WNW	W	W	W	W	W	W	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on
High Tide				1:43PM0.86m								2:21PM0.94m								2:56PM0.99m				2:13AM0.11m
Low Tide							00:19AM0.08m									00:32AM0.08m								00:51AM0.11m


	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:28
	—	—	—	5:24	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	5:27
mm	—	2	1	1	1	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	1	1	—
Temp °C	13	14	13	12	12	13	13	13	14	14	14	15	15	15	15	14	14	14	15	14	14	14	14	14
Feels °C	5	6	3	2	2	4	4	5	7	7	7	9	9	9	9	9	8	8	9	8	8	8	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	—	NNW 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 22	—	SSW 19	—	SW 18	SW 16	SW 16	SW 20	SW 20	SW 16	SW 17	—	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	395	—	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	19	—	37	—	702	4547	4605	377	377	2941	5264	—	3231	3194
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 14	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 23	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	248	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	52	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 5	W 6	WSW 9	WSW 11	SW 12	SW 12	SW 13	SW 13	WSW 13	WSW 12	WSW 12	SW 13	SW 13	SW 14	SW 14	—	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 16	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17	SW 17
kJ	157	423	1376	2490	2875	3015	3113	2982	2830	2656	2376	2590	2795	3094	3240	—	5478	4605	4382	4663	6336	5389	5389	5264
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Boneyards VIC - Cape Otway	Cathedral Rock VIC - Cape Otway	Cape Liptrap VIC - East Coast	Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Red Bluff VIC - East Coast	Woodside Beach (Wilsons Promontory) VIC - East Coast	Lakes Entrance VIC - East Coast	Short Point NSW - Far South	Short Point NSW - Far South	Camel Rock NSW - Far South	Kiddies Corner NSW - Sydney North Coast	Buxton Point TAS - East Coast	Apollo Bay VIC - Cape Otway	Kennet Rivermouth/Point VIC - Cape Otway	Curl Curl NSW - Sydney North Coast	Frenchman's Rock (Frenchies) SA - East Coast	Lakes Entrance VIC - East Coast	Tathra NSW - Far South	Lakes Entrance VIC - East Coast	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Hawks Nest-Mungo Brush NSW - Port Macquarie	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway	Lorne Point VIC - Cape Otway
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	4	4	1	5	1	1	1	8	1	8	7
Distance (km)	737	739	908	976	740	1044	976	1038	1187	1187	1196	1331	1253	729	738	1325	170	1038	1189	1038	740	1457	740	740
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Rating (10 max)	3	2	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	4	1	1	9	9	7	9	4	4	6	8	6	8	7
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	6	5	5

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