Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 21 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.4° C
0.2° 

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 (21 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Aug, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 6AM is: 1.9m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.1m 18s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 21). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 Aug)6ft (1.9m)14s
Afternoon (21 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)17s
Evening (21 Aug)7ft (2.1m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 16°C on Sun night, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Friday
21
Saturday
22
Sunday
23
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
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
14
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
17
2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.2
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
2
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2390
1718
1368
1407
1486
2267
2033
2270
2344
2314
2158
1875
1669
1542
1624
1402
1402
1382
1147
2259
1685
1552
1420
1149
Wind (km/h)
20
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
20
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
W
15
W
15
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
SW
5
SSE
5
E
10
NE
10
NE
10
NNE
15
N
10
NNE
10
ENE
10
ENE
Wind State
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
8:41AM0.66m
12:19PM0.69m
1:15PM0.76m
Low Tide
11:13PM0.04m
11:22PM0.05m
11:26PM0.07m
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:56
6:54
6:54
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:53
5:54
5:55
 mm
Temp °C
14
13
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
14
13
13
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
15
16
Feels °C
10
9
10
10
9
9
9
10
10
11
10
10
12
11
11
12
11
10
10
11
11
12
13
13
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