Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 29 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
18.7°C
1.7° 

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 (29 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (29 Sep, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 9s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (29 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 4s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (29 Sep, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NNE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 8AM is: 0.5m 9s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 29). An open ocean swell of 1.1m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (29 Sep)1.5ft (0.5m)9s
Afternoon (29 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)4s
Evening (29 Sep)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
29
Wednesday
30
Thursday
1
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)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
2
1
1
1
0
0
0
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.5
NE
9
0.8
NE
4
1.5
NE
5
1.7
NE
6
1.5
NNE
6
1.3
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
1.7
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.8
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.7
NE
6
1.9
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
40
40
40
40
17
108
182
143
105
84
77
92
185
278
248
215
295
174
143
143
192
191
269
263
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
10
NW
10
NNW
15
NE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
15
N
15
NNW
15
NNW
15
N
10
N
15
N
10
NNW
15
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
10
NNW
15
NNE
20
NE
15
NNE
15
NNE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
High Tide
9:40AM1.69m
10:07PM1.38m
10:23AM1.71m
11:01PM1.28m
11:11AM1.70m
Low Tide
3:19AM0.32m
4:07PM0.29m
3:58AM0.39m
5:01PM0.30m
4:40AM0.46m
6:01PM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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clear
clear
clear
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part cloud
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5:35
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Temp °C
13
12
13
17
19
17
15
15
14
14
16
25
28
28
25
23
22
21
22
28
29
28
23
23
Feels °C
11
9
11
13
13
12
11
12
10
10
12
21
24
24
23
20
20
19
20
26
26
23
20
20
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