Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 9 am 20 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

17.3° 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 (20 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 11s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Jul, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 11s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 4PM is: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 14s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 20). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s
Afternoon (20 Jul)	6ft (1.8m)	11s
Evening (20 Jul)	5.5ft (1.7m)	11s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 20						Tuesday 21								Wednesday 22
	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
Rating (10 max)	3	2	1	0	2	3	3	3	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	661	673	673	785	571	814	649	540	462	367	360	353	286	408	327	286	256	200	196	196	161	145
Wind (km/h)	NW	N	NE	NE	N	W	WNW	WNW	NW	WSW	E	E	W	WNW	NW	NW	NW	W	W	WNW	WNW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide				1:15PM1.41m			00:56AM1.34m					2:05PM1.44m				1:52AM1.20m				2:56PM1.47m
Low Tide	6:42AM0.30m					7:09PM0.65m				7:23AM0.38m				8:18PM0.66m				8:04AM0.46m				9:29PM0.64m


	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:06	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	10	12	18	18	15	14	12	11	11	12	16	15	14	13	12	12	13	16	19	19	16	14
Feels °C	7	9	14	14	12	11	9	8	8	10	13	13	12	10	9	8	10	12	15	14	11	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	S 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10
kJ	661	673	673	116	571	814	649	540	462	367	360	353	286	408	327	286	256	200	196	196	161	145
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	S 11	SE 14	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10
kJ	178	134	121	33	84	82	56	55	53	49	31	31	31	17	30	17	18	20	21	20	8	8
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	S 21	SE 14	SE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	SSE 14	S 15	S 15	SE 13	SE 13	S 13	SE 13	S 12	SE 13	SE 13	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	S 12
kJ	37	35	33	9	32	31	19	18	18	17	17	7	7	3	7	11	7	6	6	6	6	3
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	NNE 3	ENE 11	NE 5	NNE 5	N 4	—	NNE 4	—	NNE 4	NNE 4	NE 5	N 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NW 3	WNW 3	W 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 4
kJ	—	—	6	785	63	59	20	—	12	—	12	18	33	45	46	32	4	3	1	2	10	12
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	5	5	33	5	0	0	0	0	0	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0
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