Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

16.9° 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 (18 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 5s period with E swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 6AM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s
Afternoon (18 Aug)	3ft (0.9m)	5s
Evening (18 Aug)	1.5ft (0.5m)	12s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Thu morning, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 18								Wednesday 19								Thursday 20
	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)	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 14	E 5	ESE 13	E 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	E 10	E 6	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
Wave Graph
kJ	50	46	48	37	41	45	53	76	73	70	60	53	64	119	177	110	80	52	52	38	39	39	47	33
Wind (km/h)	SE	WNW	W	NNE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	NW	NW	NNW	NNE	NE	NNE	N	N	NNW	NNW	NNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	WNW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	glassy	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off
High Tide	11:35PM1.38m				12:20PM1.47m				00:23AM1.24m					1:08PM1.47m				1:19AM1.13m				1:59PM1.47m
Low Tide			5:50AM0.39m				6:37PM0.57m				6:28AM0.48m					7:40PM0.60m				7:10AM0.56m				8:49PM0.60m


	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:28	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:29	—	—
mm	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	14	15	16	15	14	13	13	12	15	19	17	16	17	16	16	16	19	20	19	18	17
Feels °C	13	13	12	14	12	12	12	12	11	11	10	12	14	13	13	14	13	13	13	16	16	16	14	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 11	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	S 10	ESE 7	E 12	ESE 11	ENE 4	ESE 10	E 6	E 10	E 10	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	89	46	48	37	32	48	18	76	73	13	60	43	50	47	29	53	31	28	26	38	39	39	47	33
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	ESE 13	S 10	S 10	S 9	ESE 11	ENE 5	E 10	S 8	S 8	S 8	E 11	S 8	E 11	E 11	ESE 8	ESE 6	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 8
kJ	9	82	56	56	55	35	46	29	27	70	14	53	11	5	5	2	1	9	9	22	14	9	5	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 14	E 10	ESE 13	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 8	S 15	S 15	S 14	SE 14	E 11	SE 14	S 14	E 11	E 11	E 10	E 10	E 10
kJ	10	10	10	9	41	8	53	21	21	26	23	12	4	4	4	8	2	8	4	2	2	2	2	2
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	—	NNE 3	—	E 5	E 5	ENE 5	NE 4	NE 4	NE 4	NE 5	NE 5	E 6	ENE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NW 3	—	NW 2	NW 3	NW 3
kJ	50	—	4	—	32	45	27	26	24	17	19	23	64	119	177	110	80	52	52	2	—	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	3	0	3	5	16	5	0	0	0	0	5	149	309	16	5	0	0	0	0	20	20	29	49
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