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*: |
|---|---|---|---|
 Point |  2 | rarely breaks | 20.5°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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Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)- Wind Speed (km/h)
Wednesday, 5 August 2026, 06:33 Local Time
| Wednesday 05 | ||||
| 7AM | 10AM | 1PM | 4PM | |
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| Period (s) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 |
| Wind (km/h) | ||||
| Wind State | cross- off |
cross | cross- on |
cross- on |
Tides at Dolphin Heads
| NEXT | IS AT (local time) | remaining |
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Swell History at Dolphin Heads
Surf stats for Dolphin Heads, see the swell variation by month or season on the history page here.
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.
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