Dolphin Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.03° S 149.19° E

Dolphin Heads 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 12 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Heads sea temperature is
21.0° C
0.4° 

Dolphin 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 Dolphin Heads today (13 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 4s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 6s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Heads at 3AM is: 0.9m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm August 12). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Afternoon (13 Aug)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (13 Aug)1.5ft (0.5m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Wed night, min 16°C on Wed night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
12
Thursday
13
Friday
14
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
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
ENE
8
0.1
NE
8
0.9
SE
4
0.8
SE
5
0.6
SE
3
0.8
SE
4
0.7
ESE
4
0.6
ESE
4
0.5
E
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.3
E
5
0.4
ESE
3
0.4
ENE
6
0.5
ESE
3
0.5
E
5
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
7
7
3
29
29
9
19
13
10
18
37
5
5
5
5
13
5
11
Wind (km/h)
10
NNW
10
NNW
40
SSE
30
SSE
30
SSE
25
SSE
30
SE
25
ESE
15
ESE
10
SSE
10
SSW
10
SSW
15
S
20
SSE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
10:44PM5.37m
11:03AM4.19m
11:25PM5.22m
11:47AM4.18m
Low Tide
5:19AM0.16m
5:08PM0.13m
5:57AM0.21m
5:51PM0.33m
part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:28
6:26
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:47
5:49
 mm
Temp °C
21
21
17
17
16
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
16
17
18
19
19
19
Feels °C
21
22
9
10
10
11
11
13
16
16
15
14
13
14
15
16
17
17
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