Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 9 pm 13 Sep 2026 (local time)

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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 (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 2AM is: 1.4m 6s primary swell from a North-northeast direction and 1.1m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 12s 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 (14 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	4ft (1.2m)	7s
Evening (14 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the NNW on Sun night, fresh winds from the SSW by Wed afternoon).
	Sun 13		Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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)	0	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	133	108	145	100	84	102	102	140	135	120	82	97	109	109	84	62	43	25
Wind (km/h)	NNE	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	N	NNE	N	NW	SSW	SW	SSE	SE	S	S	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide		9:41PM1.49m					10:09AM1.58m				10:24PM1.38m				10:48AM1.57m
Low Tide				3:50AM0.33m					4:25PM0.41m				4:23AM0.41m				5:14PM0.44m


	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	2
Temp °C	21	20	18	16	17	23	25	24	21	20	19	15	15	17	16	12	11	10
Feels °C	18	18	15	14	14	20	22	21	18	18	17	13	14	16	13	7	6	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 12	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	131	175	96	100	84	102	79	50	47	46	82	97	109	109	84	62	43	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 10	ENE 12	S 9	S 9	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13
kJ	18	18	169	121	114	110	17	17	17	17	29	15	14	14	16	16	17	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 18	—	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 16	—	S 15	S 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	ENE 12	—	—	—	S 16
kJ	6	—	17	17	17	17	5	—	4	4	16	16	15	15	—	—	—	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NW 3	S 9	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 7	S 8	S 8
kJ	133	108	145	—	—	—	102	140	135	120	2	61	27	43	57	546	1472	1085
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3
Distance (km)	5	0	0	0	0	0	6	6	16	0	0	0	0	10	1009	82	81	10
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1				3
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Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	6	2	2	6	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5
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Rating (10 max)	7	6	5	6	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	7	7	5	5	5	5	5

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