Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Tuesday 19 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
21.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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: 2.3m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 19). An open ocean swell of 2.3m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)6ft (1.8m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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 Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Fri
22
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
2
1
3
3
4
3
2
3
2
2
3
1
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
E
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
566
539
874
1420
1245
1134
936
822
659
564
575
540
469
411
333
333
265
260
260
255
250
209
205
192
Wind (km/h)
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
10
W
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SW
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
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-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26AM1.22m
10:13PM1.91m
11:27AM1.19m
11:06PM1.83m
12:31PM1.18m
00:03AM1.73m
Low Tide
4:22AM0.09m
3:40PM0.50m
5:18AM0.10m
4:34PM0.57m
6:15AM0.14m
5:35PM0.64m
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:58
4:58
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
16
16
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
14
17
18
16
15
13
12
12
14
16
16
16
15
13
13
15
14
12
12
12
12
11
8
9
10
12
14
12
11
9
8
8
10
12
13
13
12
10
10
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
10
2.5
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1.1
SE
8
1
SE
8
Energy kJ
566
539
874
1420
1245
1134
936
822
659
564
575
540
469
411
333
333
265
260
260
255
250
209
149
126
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
1
ENE
10
1
E
10
Energy kJ
5
5
5
205
192
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
15
Energy kJ
5
17
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
3
1
SSW
4
1.6
SSW
5
2.3
SSW
7
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.1
S
9
1.9
S
9
1.8
S
9
2
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.5
S
9
2.2
S
9
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.2
S
8
1.1
S
7
Energy kJ
3
34
149
444
822
716
628
937
1063
955
686
548
516
637
1083
1028
703
546
470
407
459
414
187
131
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
4
3
4
3
4
2
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
10
10
10
10
0
0
3
0
3
10
0
10
10
0
0
0
0
10
0
0
0
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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