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Dolphin Heads Surf Forecast and Surf Reports

(Queensland North Coast, Australia)

Dolphin Heads Surf Guide

Dolphin Heads in Queensland North Coast is a fairly exposed point break. The favoured conditions for surfing are during the cyclone season. Offshore winds are from the west southwest with some shelter here from southeast winds. Usually gets local windswells, but groundswells do happen and the ideal wave direction is from the northeast. No point break here. The location means that it never gets crowded. Submerged rocks are a hazard.

Dolphin Heads Spot Info

Type:Rating:Reliability:Todays Sea Temp*:
Point2rarely breaks
24.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite

Surfing Dolphin Heads:

The best conditions reported for surf at Dolphin Heads occur when a Northeast swell combines with an offshore wind direction from the West-southwest.

Explore Dolphin Heads Location Map

Interactive Dolphin Heads surf break location map. View information about nearby surf breaks, their wave consistency and rating compared to other spots in the region. Current swell conditions from local buoys are shown along with live wind speed and direction from nearby weather stations. Click icons on the map for more detail.

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Please note that some surf spot locations are approximate to protect their exact location while others are not shown at close zoom level.
Dolphin Heads Surf Forecasts:
Todays Surf Summary
Wednesday, 6 May 2026, 23:24 Local Time
WedThu
7PM10PM1AM4AM
Wave (m)
0.2
E
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
Period (s) 10 10 10 10
Wind (km/h)
10
10
5
10
Wind State cross-
on		 cross-
on		 cross-
off		 cross-
off

Tides at Dolphin Heads

Current tide and informaton
For Dolphin Heads, 0 km from Dolphin Heads.
Next High Water: 01:57am | 3.84m
Tidal range Clock
Next Low Water: 08:45am | 1.62m
IS AT (local time)

Dolphin Heads Sea Temperature

Sunny with pleasantly warm air temperatures (feeling like 24.0 °C once we account for wind), and similar sea temperatures (24.3 °C). Wear boardshorts or a shorty, or better still a thin summer wetsuit to keep the UV off.

Today, many surfers would wear a shorty.
Current Temp*: 24.3°C*ocean temperature recorded from satellite
water-temp
Queensland Sea TemperatureView Sea Temp Map

Swell History at Dolphin Heads

Surf stats for Dolphin Heads, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.

Dolphin Heads Location Map
Average Swell
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Wind History at Dolphin Heads

Wind stats for Dolphin Heads, see the variation in direction and stength by month or season on the history page here.

Dolphin Heads Location Map
Average Wind
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