Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 3 am 26 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

18.3°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 (26 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Sep, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 12PM is: 1.2m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 26). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Sep)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (26 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (26 Sep)	3ft (0.9m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 11°C on Mon night). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the S on Sat night, calm by Sun night).
	Saturday 26								Sunday 27								Monday 28
	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)	3	3	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	394	340	221	174	156	118	229	94	71	69	71	60	60	58	36	40	25	24	17	12	12	29	13	29
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WNW	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	S	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SE	ESE	E	ENE	ENE	NNE	NNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off
High Tide				7:48AM1.50m				7:52PM1.58m				8:23AM1.58m				8:34PM1.54m				9:01AM1.65m				9:19PM1.47m
Low Tide		1:35AM0.27m				1:46PM0.40m				2:08AM0.26m				2:31PM0.34m				2:43AM0.28m				3:18PM0.31m


	—	5:43	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:41	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:55	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	1	2	3	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	23	24	23	24	20	16	13	13	12	12	12	13	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	15	14	13	12
Feels °C	21	21	19	22	19	14	8	8	7	6	7	9	10	11	10	11	10	11	12	12	11	10	9	9
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 10	SSE 10	S 10
kJ	277	237	221	174	156	118	102	94	71	69	71	60	60	58	36	257	277	226	186	181	151	248	253	235
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	S 8	W 3	S 10	S 12	—	—	S 14	—	S 16	S 16	S 18	S 17	S 16	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 9	NE 9	NE 9
kJ	6	6	5	2	7	3	—	—	4	—	5	5	6	23	45	35	25	24	17	12	12	29	13	29
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 13	S 10	S 12	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 16	—	S 16	S 15	S 15	S 15	ENE 9	NE 9	ENE 9	SE 14	SE 14	—
kJ	4	4	3	7	3	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5	—	5	70	38	17	8	12	8	7	7	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	S 3	S 4	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 7	S 7	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	SSE 8	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 3
kJ	394	340	—	—	6	30	229	585	694	429	619	709	694	554	392	40	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	5
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	1	2	1	2	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	0	10	82	82	237	81	10	117	119	55	10	10	10	10	10	10	3	33	223	33	5	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	1					2				3	3	2	2	1	1	1	1		1	2	2
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Rating (10 max)	3	6	2	2	2	5	2	9	3	9	5	5	3	3	4	4	7	4	4	4	3	3	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	4	5	4	5	5	9	9	9	8	5	5	5	5	5	7	5	5	4	4	4	4	4

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