Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 20 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
21.6° 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 6PM is: 1.6m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.5m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 20). An open ocean swell of 1.8m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 4.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (20 May)4.5ft (1.4m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Fri afternoon. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
Sat
23
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
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
2
1
0
0
1
1
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
659
564
586
575
478
419
408
400
333
324
312
260
306
260
214
209
160
150
205
241
288
369
440
499
Wind (km/h)
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
10
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
SE
5
SSE
0
S
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
High Tide
11:27AM1.19m
11:06PM1.83m
12:31PM1.18m
00:03AM1.73m
1:37PM1.20m
1:03AM1.62m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.10m
4:34PM0.57m
6:15AM0.14m
5:35PM0.64m
7:13AM0.19m
6:43PM0.70m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
4:57
1
Temp °C
12
14
17
18
16
15
14
12
12
14
16
16
15
14
14
13
13
14
16
16
17
17
16
16
9
11
13
15
12
11
10
8
9
10
12
13
13
11
11
10
10
11
13
15
16
16
15
16
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.8
S
9
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
10
1.5
E
10
1.6
E
10
Energy kJ
659
564
586
503
478
419
408
400
333
324
312
260
306
260
214
209
160
150
205
241
288
369
440
499
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.7
SSE
8
0.5
E
6
0.4
SSW
7
0.7
S
7
0.6
SSE
7
0.4
S
8
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
Energy kJ
575
5
5
5
5
4
16
50
17
18
45
36
18
26
17
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.5
E
6
0.3
S
13
0.3
S
12
0.4
SSW
7
0.5
S
7
0.4
SSE
7
0.3
SSE
7
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
16
17
31
28
18
26
16
9
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.8
S
10
2
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.5
S
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.4
SSE
8
1.3
SSE
8
1
S
8
1.3
S
7
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
791
758
609
707
575
680
951
876
708
533
359
308
309
270
251
196
115
177
74
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
10
10
0
10
10
0
0
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
3
10
10
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
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
4
3
5
5
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
7
7
7
7
5
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