Dolphin Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Wednesday 05 Nov 2025 AEST
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Dolphin Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dolphin Heads sea temperature is
27.5° C
(Which is 2.1°C warmer than normal for this time of year)


How big are the waves at Dolphin Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Heads at 8AM is: 0.1m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am November 05). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)9s
Afternoon (05 Nov)1ft (0.3m)3s
Evening (05 Nov)0.5ft (0.1m)9s

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

Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
E
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.1
NE
0.2
ESE
0.1
NE
0.4
ESE
0.5
E
0.5
E
0.6
E
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
ENE
0.5
E
0.4
ENE
0.4
ENE
0.3
ENE
Period(s) (?)99988101099949333455555555
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)333354433313356121214151514996
Wind
(km/h)
10
SW
5
SW
5
SSW
5
ENE
25
ENE
15
ENE
10
NNE
10
ENE
5
ENE
5
SE
10
ESE
20
ESE
20
E
25
E
20
E
20
E
20
ENE
20
ENE
20
ENE
15
ENE
15
E
15
E
15
E
10
ENE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
off
cross-
off
cross-
off
onononcross-
on
onglassglasscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononononononon
High Tide
/ height (m)
10:17AM
5.32
10:28PM
4.44
11:02AM
5.40
11:14PM
4.17
11:49AM
5.30
Low Tide
/ height (m)
3:59AM
-0.21
4:42PM
0.24
4:39AM
-0.18
5:31PM
0.29
5:21AM
-0.02
6:23PM
0.47
Wednesday
05
Thursday
06
Friday
07
Sunrise--5:18-------5:18-------5:16-----
Sunset-----6:15-------6:15-------6:15--
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
thunderstorm
thunderstorm
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
--------11--------------
Temp. °C232324262726262625242526272625252524252525252424
Feels °C (?)252526282627282928272826272424242523252424242424
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