Dolphin Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Sunday 22 Mar 2026 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
27.4° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Heads today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Heads at 5PM is: 0.7m 4s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction, 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 09:00am March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)3s
Afternoon (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.7m)4s
Evening (22 Mar)2.5ft (0.8m)5s

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


Updates in  hr  min  s Forecast update imminent
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM
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 (?)
0.3
ENE
0.6
SE
0.8
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.4
ESE
0.6
SE
0.7
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.5
ESE
0.5
E
1.1
ESE
Period(s) (?)644445566644677677348466
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)610191620363336555628297177625446159131371874
Wind
(km/h)
20
SSE
25
SSE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
25
SE
30
SSE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
ESE
15
SE
15
SSE
10
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscrosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscross
High Tide
/ height (m)
12:53PM
3.94
1:34AM
4.45
1:45PM
3.48
2:37AM
4.20
2:57PM
3.06
3:57AM
4.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:02AM
0.76
7:04PM
0.50
7:59AM
1.07
7:51PM
0.82
9:12AM
1.37
8:53PM
1.15
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wed
25
Sunrise6:07-------6:07-------6:07-------
Sunset---6:13-------6:12-------6:10----
part cloud
part cloud
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
Rain (mm)
--113342121--11-------11
Temp. °C232526262524242424252626252525242224252625252424
Feels °C (?)232425252423232323232424232424232223242525262525
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