Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Wednesday 06 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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 3PM is: 1.6m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.5m 3s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 06). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 6s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Thu morning. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Thu morning).

Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
Sat
9
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
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
582
572
467
530
441
377
370
377
306
260
214
173
131
78
52
53
51
51
51
55
39
41
43
43
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
5
N
20
ENE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
SW
30
SSW
30
SW
25
SW
20
WSW
10
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
15
W
15
S
25
S
15
SW
10
WSW
10
WNW
10
W
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
High Tide
11:30AM1.09m
11:07PM1.60m
12:23PM1.08m
11:53PM1.55m
1:22PM1.08m
00:44AM1.50m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.36m
4:33PM0.67m
6:16AM0.38m
5:19PM0.72m
7:06AM0.39m
6:15PM0.76m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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6:37
6:39
6:39
6:39
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5:09
5:08
5:07
5:07
1
Temp °C
13
17
20
20
16
15
15
14
14
13
15
15
12
11
9
7
8
15
20
20
17
14
14
13
11
16
16
16
13
11
11
10
10
6
6
7
5
5
5
3
3
10
16
14
13
11
11
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.5
E
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.9
S
10
1.7
S
9
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
11
2.3
S
9
2.5
S
12
3
S
12
Energy kJ
582
572
467
530
441
377
370
377
306
260
214
173
131
78
52
1437
1019
666
501
55
39
885
1786
2069
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.5
S
6
0.4
S
6
0.6
NE
5
0.5
NNE
4
0.2
S
11
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
71
55
36
18
11
14
11
10
5
6
6
2
2
53
51
51
51
2
2
41
43
43
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
9
Energy kJ
16
15
14
14
13
6
2
1
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
3
0.9
NNE
4
0.7
NNW
4
0.6
NW
3
0.7
W
4
1
W
4
1.5
SSW
7
2.5
SSW
8
3
SSW
8
3.5
S
9
3.5
S
10
3
S
10
3
SSW
10
0.4
WNW
3
0.3
WNW
3
2
S
10
2.2
S
11
3
S
10
3.5
S
11
3.5
S
11
Energy kJ
4
28
15
9
12
31
210
711
1145
1978
1915
1972
2002
3
2
745
1086
1523
2984
3074
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
5
3
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
0
33
33
5
3
6
0
0
10
61
91
10
10
6
3
6
3
10
43
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
5
4
3
2
2
2
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
7
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
7
9
9
6
6
4
7
6
5
5
5
6
6
6
6
7
7
7
6
7
8
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