Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 3 am 13 Sep 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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 5s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 5s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 6AM is: 0.2m 13s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.6m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 13). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 10s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	2.5ft (0.7m)	5s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	5s
Evening (13 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue night. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the N on Mon afternoon, fresh winds from the S by Tue afternoon).
	Sunday 13								Monday 14								Tuesday 15
	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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 6	NE 7	NE 7
Wave Graph
kJ	22	41	17	25	56	119	170	108	82	132	99	89	118	177	131	176	120	139	112	94	82	126	41	24
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	NNW	NNE	NE	NNE	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	N	N	NNW	W	SW	SW	S	SSE	S	S	SW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide				9:32AM1.56m				9:41PM1.49m					10:09AM1.58m				10:24PM1.38m				10:48AM1.57m
Low Tide		3:17AM0.26m				3:39PM0.38m				3:50AM0.33m					4:25PM0.41m				4:23AM0.41m				5:14PM0.44m


	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	1	2	2	3
Temp °C	15	15	16	22	23	23	21	19	17	16	16	21	25	24	22	20	17	15	15	16	16	12	10	9
Feels °C	14	13	14	19	19	20	18	17	15	14	13	18	22	21	21	18	15	14	14	15	12	7	3	5
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 12	S 12	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	142	142	181	172	162	162	131	172	169	88	99	89	78	50	47	109	120	139	112	94	82	69	41	24
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 19	NE 5	S 16	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 11	S 11	S 11	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 10	S 10	ENE 13	S 9	S 6	S 9	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13
kJ	118	18	47	17	17	18	18	18	17	121	114	110	17	17	17	30	30	16	14	60	14	16	16	17
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 12	S 18	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 18	S 18	ENE 13	—	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 16	S 15	S 15	ENE 13	ENE 13	—	ENE 13	S 9	ENE 13	E 16	—	S 16
kJ	15	56	17	17	18	6	6	18	—	17	17	17	5	4	4	17	16	—	16	14	16	5	—	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NNE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	—	—	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	NW 3	S 9	S 5	—	SSE 6	SSE 6	S 8	S 8
kJ	22	41	15	25	56	119	170	108	82	132	—	—	118	177	131	176	2	106	62	—	52	126	866	1389
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1
Distance (km)	5	3	3	3	3	5	16	16	5	0	3	0	0	5	3	6	16	0	0	0	0	10	1009	82
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	6	6	2	2	6	5	5	5	5	5
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