Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 am 18 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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 1PM is: 0.8m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 18). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Tue night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue morning, min 15°C on Sun morning). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
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)
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.2
NE
5
1.2
NE
5
1
NE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.9
NE
5
1.5
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
0.9
NNE
5
1
ENE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.8
NE
6
2.1
NE
6
2
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
158
136
90
90
67
74
53
43
42
42
35
113
192
154
95
47
62
85
195
317
315
255
Wind (km/h)
5
W
10
E
25
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
N
20
NE
30
ENE
30
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
N
20
NE
35
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:10PM1.46m
3:48AM1.07m
3:12PM1.43m
4:49AM1.12m
4:14PM1.43m
Low Tide
7:32AM0.76m
9:28PM0.47m
8:42AM0.78m
10:24PM0.45m
9:57AM0.77m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
thunderstorm
clear
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Temp °C
15
18
19
18
17
16
15
15
15
20
20
19
17
16
15
15
16
22
21
20
18
17
Feels °C
14
15
15
14
15
15
14
14
14
17
15
15
14
14
14
14
14
18
15
16
16
15
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