Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
18.6°C
1.5° 

Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (30 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (30 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 6s period with NNE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 Sep, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (30 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 7s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 1PM is: 1.8m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.1m 13s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 14s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)6s
Afternoon (30 Sep)6.5ft (2.0m)6s
Evening (30 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)7s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 19mm), heaviest on Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu afternoon, min 14°C on Fri afternoon). Wind will be generally light.

Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
1
1
1
1
3
2
1
0
0
0
1
1
2
1
2
2
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.8
NE
6
2.1
NE
6
1.8
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.9
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
8
1.5
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
120
209
320
271
255
303
209
194
174
237
247
261
263
285
346
277
227
245
188
145
125
Wind (km/h)
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
15
N
10
N
10
NNW
15
WNW
10
NW
10
N
10
NNE
15
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
5
WSW
20
SSW
10
SSW
0
E
5
ENE
0
SSE
10
SW
20
WSW
Wind State
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:23AM1.71m
11:01PM1.28m
11:11AM1.70m
00:01AM1.19m
12:06PM1.68m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.30m
4:40AM0.46m
6:01PM0.32m
5:29AM0.55m
7:09PM0.34m
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clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
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cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
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5:33
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Temp °C
15
24
28
28
25
23
22
22
22
28
28
29
24
23
22
16
15
17
18
18
14
14
Feels °C
10
20
24
24
22
21
19
19
19
26
25
25
21
20
20
14
14
18
19
20
13
11
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