Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 8 pm 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.8°C
2.0° 

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 (04 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (04 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 15s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (04 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 12AM is: 1.6m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30pm October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (04 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)15s
Afternoon (04 Oct)6ft (1.8m)16s
Evening (04 Oct)6ft (1.9m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

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

Sat
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
6 PM
9 PM
12 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
12 AM
3 AM
6 AM
9 AM
12 PM
3 PM
6 PM
9 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.5
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.6
SW
15
1.7
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
984
886
957
970
1108
1374
1532
1532
1787
1787
1552
1571
1552
1532
1622
1474
1513
1685
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
ESE
10
WSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
ESE
0
ENE
0
SSW
10
WNW
15
W
10
WSW
15
WSW
15
W
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
8:17AM0.73m
11:58AM0.72m
Low Tide
10:15PM-0.05m
10:26PM-0.01m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
12
13
12
13
13
14
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
12
9
10
9
11
11
12
13
12
11
10
11
13
12
12
12
11
11
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