Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 am 27 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.5° C
0.6° 

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 (27 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (27 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (27 Jul, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 13s period with WSW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (27 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 11s period with WSW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 4PM is: 1.2m 13s primary swell from a West-southwest direction and 1.0m 5s secondary swell from a North-northwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am July 27). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (27 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)13s
Afternoon (27 Jul)4ft (1.2m)13s
Evening (27 Jul)5ft (1.5m)11s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the NW on Mon afternoon, light winds from the SSE by Wed night).

Monday
27
Tuesday
28
Wednesday
29
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
4
4
7
2
2
2
3
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.2
WSW
13
1.3
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
2.1
WSW
11
2
WSW
11
2.2
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
2.5
WSW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
17
3.5
SW
16
3.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.4
SW
15
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
246
458
451
458
389
527
1083
959
2066
2920
2843
3195
3777
3232
5473
5899
5607
4117
3062
2416
2082
1729
Wind (km/h)
25
NNW
30
NNW
40
NNW
35
NNW
40
NW
35
NW
30
WNW
30
WNW
30
WSW
35
WSW
35
WSW
40
WSW
35
SW
25
SW
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
10
SSW
10
S
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
High Tide
2:34PM0.88m
2:42AM0.20m
3:02PM0.91m
2:42AM0.24m
3:28PM0.92m
Low Tide
11:22PM0.17m
6:27AM0.15m
11:15PM0.19m
7:23AM0.12m
cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:18
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:36
5:37
5:37
 mm
1
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
15
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
12
11
11
11
11
11
12
12
12
12
Feels °C
9
8
6
8
6
6
9
9
8
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
6
6
7
7
9
9
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