Dolphin Heads surfForecast / QLD – North Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm 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 7PM is: 0.8m 4s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a North direction, 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm March 22). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 Mar)--
Afternoon (22 Mar)2ft (0.6m)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
Wednesday
25
1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM1PM4PM7PM10PM1AM4AM7AM10AM
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 (?)
0.6
SE
0.7
SE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.9
ESE
1
ESE
1
ESE
0.9
ESE
0.8
ESE
0.7
SE
0.4
E
0.6
SE
0.7
ESE
0.3
ENE
0.6
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.7
ESE
0.6
ESE
0.6
SE
Period(s) (?)444566644466676644846663
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)11152028313740302929627160513911101312112830256
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
30
SE
25
SE
30
SE
30
SE
25
SE
25
SE
25
SSE
20
S
25
SSE
25
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
SE
20
SE
20
SE
15
S
25
SSE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
crosscross-
on
crosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscrosscrosscrosscross-
on
crosscrosscrosscross-
off
crosscrosscross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
crosscrosscross-
off
cross
High Tide
/ height (m)
1:34AM
4.45
1:45PM
3.48
2:37AM
4.20
2:57PM
3.06
3:57AM
4.02
Low Tide
/ height (m)
7:04PM
0.50
7:59AM
1.07
7:51PM
0.82
9:12AM
1.37
8:53PM
1.15
Sunday
22
Monday
23
Tuesday
24
Wednesday
25
Sunrise------6:07-------6:07-------6:07-
Sunset-6:13-------6:12-------6:10------
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
1123432211----------12--
Temp. °C262625242424242526262525252423242526252525242325
Feels °C (?)252524232323232325242324242323232426252625242425
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