Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Monday 18 May 2026 AEST
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Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
21.7° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 2PM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)7ft (2.1m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (18 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thu
21
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
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
1
0
1
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
778
729
820
781
702
643
603
502
525
561
687
800
928
867
761
791
703
596
532
451
396
404
377
377
Wind (km/h)
5
SW
0
W
5
NNW
5
NNW
5
N
10
N
5
NNW
10
SW
10
SW
15
WSW
25
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
15
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
20
S
20
SSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:28AM1.27m
9:23PM1.95m
10:26AM1.22m
10:13PM1.91m
11:27AM1.19m
11:06PM1.83m
Low Tide
2:50PM0.43m
4:22AM0.09m
3:40PM0.50m
5:18AM0.10m
4:34PM0.57m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
4:58
1
1
1
1
1
3
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
14
17
17
16
15
13
12
17
18
18
17
16
15
15
15
14
13
13
12
12
13
13
11
9
11
13
12
11
11
9
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.2
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
Energy kJ
778
729
820
781
702
643
603
502
525
561
687
800
928
867
761
791
703
596
532
451
396
404
377
377
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSW
3
0.4
SSW
4
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
2
5
6
3
1
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
0.2
SSW
4
0.5
SSW
3
0.7
SSW
4
1.2
SSW
5
2.1
SSW
6
2.3
S
7
2.4
S
7
2.1
S
7
2
S
7
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.3
S
7
2.3
S
8
Energy kJ
2
2
5
13
63
310
488
587
462
418
599
665
569
715
705
599
553
583
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
10
43
10
10
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
7
5
4
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
5
5
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