Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 am 08 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
15.3° C
0.3° 

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 (08 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (08 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 18s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 16s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 7AM is: 2.1m 18s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30am July 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Jul)7ft (2.1m)18s
Afternoon (08 Jul)6ft (1.9m)16s
Evening (08 Jul)5.5ft (1.7m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 15°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds increasing (calm on Wed night, fresh winds from the W by Fri night).

Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Friday
10
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)
3
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
2
2
3
3
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
15
1.6
SW
19
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
18
2.1
SW
17
1.9
SW
16
1.8
SW
16
1.7
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
14
1.1
SW
17
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.6
SW
16
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.5
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.4
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1331
1836
2808
2714
2442
1925
1571
1438
1297
1055
788
757
676
671
1240
1333
1284
1046
1046
1033
795
784
773
597
Wind (km/h)
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
ENE
15
NE
10
NE
10
ENE
10
E
10
ENE
5
NE
5
NE
10
N
10
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
15
NNW
20
NW
25
NW
20
NW
25
WNW
25
NW
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
High Tide
8:49AM0.51m
3:37PM0.50m
12:14PM0.62m
1:04PM0.75m
Low Tide
00:48AM0.23m
12:44PM0.49m
00:45AM0.19m
00:34AM0.15m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:30
7:30
7:28
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:23
5:23
5:24
 mm
Temp °C
13
12
12
12
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
15
14
14
Feels °C
9
8
9
9
10
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
12
11
11
10
9
8
11
9
9
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