Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 3 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

18.2°C

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

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 8AM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (02 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 2								Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	2	1	0	0	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	218	250	229	210	164	164	125	156	136	118	102	121	125	179	231	247	205	255	289	297	293	293	227	227
Wind (km/h)	SW	SSW	SSW	SSE	E	NNE	NNE	N	NW	N	NW	NNW	NNE	N	N	N	SW	SSW	S	S	S	S	S	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross	glassy
High Tide	00:01AM1.19m				12:06PM1.68m					1:14AM1.12m				1:09PM1.64m				3:34AM1.10m				2:19PM1.61m
Low Tide			5:29AM0.55m					7:09PM0.34m			6:28AM0.63m					8:22PM0.34m				7:40AM0.68m				9:32PM0.32m


	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	1	3	4	2	—	1	3	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	15	16	17	19	19	18	17	16	16	16	16	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	17	16	15	15
Feels °C	17	14	15	17	19	18	17	16	17	16	17	17	16	17	16	15	14	12	11	12	14	13	13	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 5	NE 7	S 5	NE 7	NE 7	S 8	S 8	S 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 9	NE 9	S 8	S 8
kJ	218	250	229	210	164	164	125	7	136	4	102	121	42	127	181	198	205	255	289	297	293	293	381	307
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 9	SSE 5	S 10	S 5	S 5	S 16	S 16	S 15	SSE 9	SSE 8	S 16	S 15	S 14	S 13	E 18	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	17	7	7	29	24	11	7	2	4	2	2	5	21	19	18	189	180	5	4	4	3	6	227	227
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 14	S 8	S 18	S 18	S 17	SSW 16	—	—	S 15	S 16	S 14	—	—	—	E 18	S 12	SE 8
kJ	4	4	4	6	6	6	2	4	1	6	6	24	51	—	—	4	5	4	—	—	—	6	3	10
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	S 4	SSW 4	—	—	—	—	NE 7	—	NE 7	—	NW 3	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	—	S 8	S 6	S 7	S 7	S 8	—	—
kJ	—	13	25	—	—	—	—	156	—	118	—	1	125	179	231	247	—	258	245	400	507	458	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	33	5	27	6	0	6	0	0	20	5	5	5	0	10	12	12	43	178	10	0
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