Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 pm Friday 24 Apr 2026 ACST
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Daly Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
19.2° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Daly Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 12AM is: 1.0m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 20s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.7m 4s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm April 24). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)13s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)12s
Evening (25 Apr)5ft (1.5m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 26°C on Fri night, min 15°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
12 PM
3 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
0
0
1
1
0
0
1
2
2
0
1
3
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
12
1.7
SW
15
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
0.7
SW
23
0.8
SW
22
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
342
336
331
451
451
623
464
513
1271
804
722
754
1049
711
711
669
535
581
535
535
535
473
523
653
Wind (km/h)
20
NE
20
NNE
25
NNE
25
NNE
25
N
25
N
20
N
15
WNW
20
SW
10
SW
20
W
15
WNW
5
NW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
0
S
10
SW
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross
cross
on
on
on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross
High Tide
7:55PM0.72m
10:38PM0.64m
00:30AM0.61m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.06m
10:04AM0.15m
9:11AM0.22m
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
mod rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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6:52
6:54
6:54
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5:46
5:45
5:44
1
9
5
1
Temp °C
25
26
23
22
21
21
22
22
19
17
17
16
17
17
18
17
17
16
15
15
15
16
18
19
20
20
18
18
17
15
17
19
16
16
15
15
17
15
15
14
15
14
14
14
13
15
18
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.3
WSW
12
0.2
NNE
4
1.5
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.4
SW
14
1.4
SW
13
1.4
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
SW
14
Energy kJ
342
336
331
451
451
623
464
513
2
804
722
754
1049
711
711
669
535
581
535
535
535
473
431
557
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
21
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
20
0.4
SW
19
0.6
SW
17
0.7
SW
17
0.9
SW
16
0.8
SW
16
0.5
W
4
0.4
W
4
0.1
SW
26
0.3
SW
26
0.4
SW
24
0.7
SW
23
0.8
SW
22
Energy kJ
69
97
134
127
243
297
421
357
8
6
27
103
197
523
653
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
4
0.2
ENE
4
0.5
N
4
Energy kJ
1
1
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
NNE
4
0.7
N
4
0.8
N
4
0.7
N
4
0.4
NW
4
1.7
SW
15
0.5
W
4
0.5
W
4
0.8
SW
4
0.6
SSW
4
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.3
SE
3
0.2
ESE
3
0.3
SE
3
Energy kJ
13
17
18
17
16
22
17
3
1271
8
6
21
9
1
2
2
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
4
2
2
4
3
2
2
2
1
2
4
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Distance (km)
29
29
29
76
76
30
25
25
109
3
28
25
25
69
70
347
3
3
0
0
0
0
0
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
2
3
3
4
4
2
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
6
4
4
5
9
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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