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Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 14 Mar 2026 ACDT
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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
20.6° C
 (Which is 1.8°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 2PM is: 1.3m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30am March 14). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Mar)4.5ft (1.4m)19s
Afternoon (14 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)18s
Evening (14 Mar)4.5ft (1.3m)17s

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

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16 DaysHourly
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Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM7 AM10 AM1 PM4 PM7 PM10 PM1 AM4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
1
3
3
1
2
1
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.5
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.2
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
1.1
SW
Period(s) (?)191918181717171716161616161615151414141413131313
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)143114011271108710741074117491894311511692149213331179891757736658573526503437431424
Wind
(km/h)
15
E
15
E
10
NE
5
SE
15
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SSE
20
SSE
25
SSE
20
SSE
20
S
25
S
20
SE
5
ESE
15
WSW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
offcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offcross-
off		offoffoffoffoffcross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		cross-
off		offoffcross-
on		crosscrosscross-
off		off
High Tide
/ height (m)
2:42AM
0.79
3:11AM
0.81
4:17PM
0.31
3:37AM
0.81
Low Tide
/ height (m)
11:55AM
0.09
11:32AM
0.13
11:11AM
0.16
8:04PM
0.24
Saturday
14
Sunday
15
Monday
16
Tue
17
Sunrise-7:18-------7:20-------7:20------
Sunset----7:43-------7:40-------7:39---
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
Rain (mm)
-----------------2------
Temp. °C171922232219181918222728241817181715171717171716
Feels °C (?)151619211915151616192526201414151312171616161715
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