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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 9 am Sunday 22 Mar 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
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) & Date | Wave Height | Wave 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
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| 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 | 1 AM | 4 AM | |
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| Wave Height (m) & direction (?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Period(s) (?) | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
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 kJ (?) | 6 | 10 | 19 | 16 | 20 | 36 | 33 | 36 | 55 | 56 | 28 | 29 | 71 | 77 | 62 | 54 | 46 | 15 | 9 | 13 | 13 | 7 | 18 | 74 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Wind State (?) onshore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore offshore glassy | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross | cross- on | cross | cross | cross | cross- off | cross | cross | cross- on | cross- on | cross- on | cross | cross |
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 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Sunrise | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:07 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Sunset | - | - | - | 6:13 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:12 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 6:10 | - | - | - | - |
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Rain (mm) | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Temp. °C | 23 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 24 |
| Feels °C (?) | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 24 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
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