Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 3 pm 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

18.0°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):

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

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 11PM is: 1.3m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 5s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.1m 9s 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)	-	-
Afternoon (02 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (02 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 44mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Fri 2				Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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)	1	0	0	1	0	0	1	2	0	1	0	2	2	2	1	0	1	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NNE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	164	164	160	200	141	121	141	287	303	313	279	424	255	229	275	330	273	250	227	227
Wind (km/h)	SE	ENE	NNE	N	NNE	NNE	NW	SSW	NE	NNE	ENE	NNW	SW	SW	S	S	SSE	SSE	SE	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy
High Tide	12:06PM1.68m					1:14AM1.12m				1:09PM1.64m				3:34AM1.10m				2:19PM1.61m
Low Tide				7:09PM0.34m			6:28AM0.63m					8:22PM0.34m				7:40AM0.68m				9:32PM0.32m


	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—
mm	—	2	—	1	9	4	1	—	3	8	5	—	1	2	3	3	2	—	—	—
Temp °C	19	17	17	17	16	16	16	17	17	16	15	15	13	14	15	16	16	16	15	15
Feels °C	20	17	17	17	17	16	17	18	16	14	14	14	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	S 5	SSE 5	NE 8	S 5	NE 8	NE 8	S 7	S 8	S 8	SSE 9	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 8
kJ	164	164	11	8	141	4	141	160	39	76	116	126	255	229	275	330	273	250	227	466
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 5	S 5	S 9	S 9	SSE 5	S 10	S 5	S 8	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 15	NE 8
kJ	23	16	2	2	5	2	4	20	21	19	18	4	120	90	69	4	3	3	5	227
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 14	S 14	S 18	S 18	S 18	S 17	—	—	—	S 18	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 14	—	E 18	—	—
kJ	6	6	4	4	6	6	6	24	—	—	—	6	5	5	4	4	—	6	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	—	NE 7	—	NNE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	SW 3	SSW 4	S 7	S 7	S 8	S 8	—
kJ	—	—	160	200	—	121	—	287	303	313	279	424	—	4	29	172	262	399	491	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dolphin Point NSW - South Coast	Rennies Beach NSW - South Coast	Cudmirrah Reef NSW - South Coast	Dum Dums NSW - South Coast	Rennies Beach NSW - South Coast	Cudmirrah Reef NSW - South Coast	Dolphin Point NSW - South Coast	Dolphin Point NSW - South Coast	Aussie pipe NSW - South Coast	Rennies Beach NSW - South Coast	Rennies Beach NSW - South Coast	Dolphin Point NSW - South Coast	Dolphin Point NSW - South Coast	Dolphin Point NSW - South Coast	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast	Mollymook Beach NSW - South Coast	Golf Course Reef NSW - South Coast	Dolphin Point NSW - South Coast
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	5	27	6	5	27	0	0	33	5	5	0	0	0	10	10	10	10	10	0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales	Guillotines	Rennies Beach	Cudmirrah Reef	Golf Course Reef	Depot Beach	Coneeleys Reef	Depot Beach	Dolphin Point	Aussie pipe	Rennies Beach	Rennies Beach	Depot Beach	Depot Beach	Golf Course Reef	Golf Course Reef	Mollymook Beach	Guillotines	Guillotines	Guillotines	Depot Beach
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	3	2	2	2	2	3	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia	Cyclops WA - Far South	May's Point TAS - East Coast	Daly Heads SA - Yorke Peninsula	Shipstern Bluff TAS - East Coast	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Surfers Point WA - Margaret River	Conto Springs WA - Margaret River	Noosa - Tea Tree Bay QLD - Sunshine Coast	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Boneyard NSW - Illawarra	Cyclops WA - Far South	Cyclops WA - Far South	Bunker Bay Bommie WA - Margaret River	Cyclops WA - Far South	Ethel Wreck SA - Yorke Peninsula	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Guillotines NSW - South Coast	Cyclops WA - Far South
Rating (10 max)	4	1	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	1	2	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	4
Header Global	Bolina Portugal	Figueira da Foz - Buarcos Portugal	Marmols Left Point Mexico	Trial Harbour Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Dunedin - Bobs Beach New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Cobblestones Australia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Meatworks New Zealand	Trial Harbour Australia	Cow Bombie Australia	Injidup Carpark Australia	Trial Harbour Australia	La Gotera Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Buchupureo Chile	Trial Harbour Australia
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	6	6	7	5	5	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	7

Map Icons:
Break
Live Wave Height (m)
Live Wind Speed (km/h)
Surf Rating (10 Max)
Ocean Swells (m)
Wind Speed (km/h)

Latest Updates

Ben Mondy

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website

The surf report / weather widget below is available to embed on third party websites free of charge and provides a summary of our Dolphin Point surf forecast. Simply grab the html code snippet that we provide and paste it into your own site. You can choose your preferred language and metric/imperial units for the surf forecast feed to suit users of your site. Click here to get the code.

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

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

Short Range Forecast

Latest Updates

Surf-Forecast Now Has Webcams

Road Testing the new Db Surf Roller Pro

Summer's Short. Life Is Long.

Roadsurfing in the Basque country

Six Sun-Soaked Summer Surf Spots: Backed by 20 years of Swell and Wind Stats (and with our 20% Summer Subscription Sale)

FREE! Surf-Forecast.com widget for your website