Daly Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.03° S 136.94° E

Daly Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 2 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Daly Heads sea temperature is
14.5° 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 (12 Aug):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Aug, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 17s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Aug, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 16s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Daly Heads at 11PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 2.2m 16s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 02:30pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (ACST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 Aug)--
Afternoon (12 Aug)10ft (3.0m)17s
Evening (12 Aug)8ft (2.5m)16s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 15°C on Thu night, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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)
0
0
0
4
0
0
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
2
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
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Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
17
3
SW
17
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
3
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
15
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SW
16
2.4
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
2.3
SW
16
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4472
4183
4084
3680
4026
4221
3772
3534
3269
2814
2777
3013
3212
3459
3335
3116
2901
2736
2736
2702
Wind (km/h)
30
WSW
25
WSW
25
SW
20
WSW
25
WSW
20
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
20
W
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
WSW
15
SW
10
WSW
5
WSW
10
W
10
SW
10
S
10
SE
Wind State
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
3:05AM0.25m
3:38PM0.90m
3:23AM0.35m
3:56PM0.83m
Low Tide
11:20PM0.18m
7:45AM0.12m
11:03PM0.22m
8:36AM0.13m
light rain
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:05
7:03
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:47
5:49
 mm
1
Temp °C
13
14
14
14
14
13
13
14
14
14
14
14
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
7
8
9
10
9
8
10
11
10
11
11
11
12
10
12
12
11
12
11
11
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