Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 20 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
18.9°C
1.5° 

Dolphin Point 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 Point today (20 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Oct, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 4PM is: 2.0m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Afternoon (20 Oct)6ft (1.8m)6s
Evening (20 Oct)6.5ft (2.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Wed morning, min 16°C on Tue morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the NE on Tue afternoon, calm by Thu morning).

Tuesday
20
Wednesday
21
Thursday
22
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
2.1
NE
6
2.1
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.3
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.2
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.5
ENE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.8
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
62
72
177
339
361
289
213
145
127
134
187
300
292
230
262
224
253
236
255
308
312
379
Wind (km/h)
10
N
20
NE
35
NE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
N
20
NE
30
ENE
25
NE
20
NNE
10
NNE
5
NNW
5
NW
0
WNW
10
ENE
25
ENE
25
NE
20
NE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
4:14PM1.43m
5:38AM1.21m
5:11PM1.44m
6:20AM1.32m
6:04PM1.45m
Low Tide
9:57AM0.77m
11:13PM0.41m
11:05AM0.71m
11:56PM0.37m
12:03PM0.63m
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
16
21
21
21
18
17
16
16
17
22
22
20
18
17
16
16
17
19
20
20
18
17
Feels °C
15
17
16
17
15
15
15
15
16
19
18
17
17
17
16
17
18
18
17
17
16
16
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