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Dolphin Heads Surf Forecast
/ QLD – North Coast (14 breaks) / Queensland (74 breaks) /
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Dolphin Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia
48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 07 May 2026 AESTForecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent
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
24.3° C
(Which is slightly cooler than normal)How big are the waves at Dolphin Heads today?
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Heads at 8AM is: 0.1m 10s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.2m 4s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction, 0.3m 3s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (07 May) | 0.5ft (0.1m) | 10s |
| Afternoon (07 May) | 2ft (0.6m) | 3s |
| Evening (07 May) | 1.5ft (0.4m) | 3s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Heads. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Thu morning, min 19°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Thursday 7 | Friday 8 | Saturday 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | 7 AM | 10 AM | 1 PM | 4 PM | 7 PM | 10 PM | |
Swell Height Map |    |    |    | |||||||||||||||||||||
NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | ESE 5 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 | |
4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 55 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross-on | cross-on | |
High Tide | 1:57AM3.84m | 2:05PM2.64m | 2:59AM3.67m | 3:31PM2.54m | 4:12AM3.61m | 5:07PM2.66m | ||||||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 8:45AM1.62m | 7:56PM1.46m | 9:54AM1.69m | 8:59PM1.64m | 11:11AM1.60m | |||||||||||||||||||
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 | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:22 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
 | — | — | — | — | — | 5:37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:36 | — | — |
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Temp °C | 22 | 22 | 21 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 21 | 20 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 | 23 | 23 | 23 |
23 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 24 | 19 | 16 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 17 | 18 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 20 | 20 | 21 | |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | NE 10 | ENE 4 | ENE 4 | NE 4 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | NE 10 | ENE 10 | ENE 7 | ESE 5 | ENE 7 | NE 11 | NE 7 | NE 7 | E 11 | E 11 |
 kJ | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | NE 10 | E 9 | E 10 | — | NE 10 | NE 9 | E 11 | NE 11 | NE 7 | — | — | E 10 | E 11 | — | — |
| kJ | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | — | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | — | 4 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | — | — | 2 | 2 | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 10 | — | E 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | E 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SSE 3 | SE 3 | SE 3 | ESE 4 | ESE 3 | ESE 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 5 | SE 5 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 3 | S 3 | SE 3 | SE 4 | SE 4 | SE 4 | ESE 6 | ESE 6 |
| kJ | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 24 | 15 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 20 | 31 | 27 | 58 | 55 |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 455 | 549 | 549 | 610 | 610 | 542 | 549 | 610 | 610 | 610 | 715 | 680 | 680 | 680 | 455 | 610 | 610 | 680 | 680 | 715 | 716 | 715 | 680 | 715 |
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