Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 13 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
16.3°C
1.5° 

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 (14 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 4AM is: 2.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 09:30pm October 13). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (ACDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (14 Oct)6ft (1.8m)14s
Afternoon (14 Oct)5ft (1.6m)13s
Evening (14 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)13s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Fri afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
13
Wednesday
14
Thursday
15
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
SW
14
2.2
SW
14
2.1
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.3
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1.1
SW
12
1
SW
12
1
SW
12
0.8
SW
12
0.8
SW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2053
1902
1729
1464
1226
1014
919
827
732
581
504
437
374
324
277
268
190
180
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
ESE
15
ENE
5
ESE
20
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
ESE
15
ESE
15
E
15
ENE
15
NNE
5
E
20
ESE
20
ESE
Wind State
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
off
off
High Tide
5:25AM0.88m
4:02PM0.40m
5:54AM0.88m
3:54PM0.40m
Low Tide
9:58PM0.03m
12:22PM0.30m
10:13PM0.00m
12:57PM0.35m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
15
13
12
12
12
13
15
15
13
12
12
12
12
15
16
18
16
16
Feels °C
12
9
9
9
9
10
13
10
8
7
8
9
9
12
13
16
11
11
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