Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Thursday 21 May 2026 AEST
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Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.
Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
21.5° C
(Which is 2.4°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 8AM is: 1.2m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 2.3m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)4ft (1.2m)10s
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Fri morning. Very mild (max 17°C on Sat morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
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
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
2
3
3
3
2
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
408
400
318
324
265
260
260
218
204
163
157
145
300
472
586
706
698
579
739
786
884
1087
1255
1304
Wind (km/h)
20
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
20
WSW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SW
10
SW
10
S
5
SSW
10
SSW
5
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
High Tide
11:06PM1.83m
12:31PM1.18m
00:03AM1.73m
1:37PM1.20m
1:03AM1.62m
2:41PM1.25m
Low Tide
6:15AM0.14m
5:35PM0.64m
7:13AM0.19m
6:43PM0.70m
8:09AM0.24m
7:59PM0.72m
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:57
1
1
Temp °C
14
12
12
14
15
16
15
14
13
12
13
13
14
16
16
16
16
16
15
15
17
17
16
15
10
8
8
9
10
12
12
10
9
8
9
9
12
14
14
14
14
15
14
13
16
16
15
15
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ENE
11
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
E
10
1.3
E
9
1.6
ESE
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.8
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
E
10
2.1
E
10
2.2
E
11
2.3
E
11
2.3
E
11
Energy kJ
408
400
318
324
265
260
260
218
204
163
157
145
300
472
586
706
698
579
739
786
884
1087
1255
1304
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.4
S
8
0.2
S
12
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
8
0.7
E
11
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
8
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.2
S
16
Energy kJ
5
5
5
5
4
16
33
30
18
11
25
15
19
119
15
20
11
28
25
20
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
12
0.3
S
11
0.3
SSW
9
0.4
S
8
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
21
0.1
S
20
0.2
SSW
19
Energy kJ
57
27
23
17
19
3
9
8
35
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
8
2
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.7
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
7
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1
S
7
0.6
S
7
Energy kJ
1108
1028
837
638
491
332
355
365
319
278
233
222
92
40
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Distance (km)
10
0
10
10
10
10
0
10
10
10
10
3
0
10
10
10
10
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
7
8
7
6
5
5
5
5
6
8
9
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