Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 31 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.8°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 (31 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (31 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (31 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 10AM is: 1.6m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 1.0m 19s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am August 31). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (31 Aug)5ft (1.6m)16s
Afternoon (31 Aug)6.5ft (2.0m)18s
Evening (31 Aug)6ft (1.8m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Tue afternoon, min 13°C on Mon morning). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNE on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the N by Tue morning).

Monday
31
Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
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)
4
4
4
3
2
3
4
3
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
2
SW
18
2
SW
18
1.9
SW
17
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.1
SW
15
1.1
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
15
1.6
SW
16
1.4
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.6
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2.2
WSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1651
1591
1155
1248
2393
2366
2093
1591
1438
1297
1068
842
788
472
466
1088
1120
1317
964
1041
1154
1500
1688
2025
Wind (km/h)
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
NE
15
NNE
25
N
25
N
30
N
35
N
30
NNW
20
WNW
25
WSW
20
SSW
20
SW
25
WSW
20
SW
20
WSW
25
W
25
W
30
W
30
W
Wind State
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross
cross-on
on
cross-on
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
4:26AM0.64m
4:05PM0.60m
5:00AM0.70m
4:03PM0.53m
5:37AM0.74m
3:42PM0.48m
Low Tide
10:16PM0.15m
10:21AM0.23m
10:19PM0.12m
11:03AM0.30m
10:24PM0.07m
11:51AM0.39m
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cloud
cloud
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:01
6:01
6:02
 mm
Temp °C
14
14
14
13
14
16
17
18
17
16
16
16
18
19
16
14
14
13
13
14
13
14
14
14
Feels °C
11
11
11
9
10
13
13
14
12
11
10
9
12
15
12
11
10
8
9
9
8
8
8
8
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