Daly Heads surf break

Daly Heads surfForecast / SA – Yorke Peninsula / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 8 am Wednesday 06 May 2026 ACST
Forecast update in hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
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
19.1° C
(Which is 1.5°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 3PM is: 1.8m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 08:30am May 06). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)14s
Afternoon (06 May)6ft (1.8m)13s
Evening (06 May)6ft (1.9m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Wed morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Wed morning, min 13°C on Wed afternoon). Mainly fresh winds.

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
12 AM
3 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
5
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
813
957
1044
1086
1346
1249
1230
1413
1688
2027
2653
3301
3059
2484
2157
2129
1907
1526
1402
1382
1382
1289
1271
1049
Wind (km/h)
20
W
25
SW
30
SW
30
SSW
30
S
30
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
S
25
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
S
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
5:28PM0.88m
2:11AM0.37m
6:04PM0.83m
6:46PM0.77m
Low Tide
9:24AM-0.01m
1:41AM0.37m
9:47AM-0.00m
10:08AM0.03m
cloud
rain showers
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
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7:01
7:01
7:03
7:03
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5:35
5:34
5:32
5:31
1
Temp °C
17
17
17
16
13
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
13
13
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
12
11
10
6
6
7
6
7
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
10
9
10
11
12
11
13
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
14
0.6
SW
19
0.7
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
0.8
SW
18
2.2
SW
15
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
1.6
SSW
16
2.1
SW
16
2.1
SW
15
1.9
SW
15
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.6
SW
14
Energy kJ
813
231
311
379
437
2027
2653
2721
2516
2484
1241
2129
1907
1526
1402
1382
1382
1289
1271
1049
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
21
0.3
SW
16
0.6
SW
18
Energy kJ
72
40
201
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
SW
14
1.7
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
1.9
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
14
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.1
SW
16
Energy kJ
957
1044
1086
1346
1249
1230
1413
1688
3301
3059
2157
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
1
1
4
4
4
4
4
7
6
4
5
4
3
4
6
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
154
555
738
740
976
1038
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
70
491
748
1199
3
3
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Yorke Peninsula
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
7
6
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
7
6
5
5
4
5
6
6
4
5
5
5
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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