Dolphin Heads Surf Break

Lat Long: 21.03° S 149.19° E

Dolphin Heads, Australia Weather Observations

Issued: 9 am 29 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Heads sea temperature is
21.4°C
0.4° 

Dolphin Heads surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Current weather conditions and live observations for Dolphin Heads based on the nearest weather station observations (including METAR, SYNOP, ship and quickscat wind data). This is the most reliable place on surf-forecast.com to see what is happening with the weather in Dolphin Heads right now. Also check out the current weather map overlays on our dynamic weather maps.

Current Weather near Dolphin Heads

as reported by 5 closest weather stations

Weather Station WeatherWindGustsTemp.Visibility
Visibility /
Cloud

Mackay Airport

10 km SSE31 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clear-
20
moderate winds from the SSE
(20 km/h at 160°)
23.0 °C10.0
10.0
few
no observation
-

MackayAero

15 km S5 m above sea level

1 hour ago
Clear skies
30
fresh winds from the SE
(30 km/h at 130°)
22.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Ooralea Racecourse (Mackay Turf Club)

16 km S6 m above sea level

1 hour ago
no report
20
moderate winds from the E
(20 km/h at 100°)
22.8 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Eton wx

34 km SSW54 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
25
moderate winds from the ESE
(27 km/h at 108°)
40
25 °C-
-
-
-
0

Shinfield wx

50 km S308 m above sea level

2 hours ago
dry
5
calm
(5 km/h at 9°)
20
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

Mount Christian wx

66 km S123 m above sea level

1 hour ago
dry
wind obs. (11 kph from 268 degs) was rejected
(- km/h at -°)
22 °C-
-
-
-
0

HamiltonIslandAirport

78 km NW59 m above sea level

1 hour ago
clearClear skies
40
strong winds from the SE
(39 km/h at 140°)
22.9 °C-
-
-
no observation
-

Hamilton Island

79 km NW216 m above sea level

2 hours ago
part cloudDry and partly cloudy
35
fresh winds from the SE
(33 km/h at 140°)
23 °C10.0
10.0
few
scattered
broken

ProserpineAirport

89 km WNW20 m above sea level

1 hour ago
-
25
moderate winds from the ESE
(26 km/h at 110°)
25.9 °C-
-

no observation

Prosperine Airport

89 km WNW20 m above sea level

2 hours ago
-
30
fresh winds from the ESE
(31 km/h at 110°)
25.4 °C-
-

no observation

* NOTE: not all weather observatories update at the same frequency which is the reason why some locations may show data from stations that are further away than known closer ones. We also include passing Ship data if it is recorded close to Dolphin Heads and within an acceptable time window.

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