Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Thursday 21 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 2.5°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 5AM is: 0.9m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 14s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.8m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (22 May)3ft (0.9m)10s
Afternoon (22 May)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (22 May)5ft (1.6m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sunday
24
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
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
1
0
0
0
2
1
0
1
1
1
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
2.3
E
11
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
260
260
204
163
157
147
288
347
441
586
657
727
799
640
1280
1765
1880
2262
2277
2049
2084
1934
1902
1760
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
SE
10
SSE
10
SE
5
SSE
10
S
10
S
10
S
10
N
5
W
5
WSW
0
W
5
NNE
5
NE
10
ENE
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross
off
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-on
on
High Tide
00:03AM1.73m
1:37PM1.20m
1:03AM1.62m
2:41PM1.25m
2:05AM1.51m
3:39PM1.32m
Low Tide
5:35PM0.64m
7:13AM0.19m
6:43PM0.70m
8:09AM0.24m
7:59PM0.72m
9:02AM0.28m
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:57
4:57
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
15
13
12
12
12
14
16
16
16
16
17
17
17
17
17
17
16
15
16
17
18
19
19
13
12
9
8
8
8
11
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
15
15
17
15
15
16
18
18
18
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
E
9
1.5
E
10
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
2.3
E
11
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
3
E
12
3
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Energy kJ
260
260
204
163
157
147
288
347
441
586
657
727
799
640
1280
1765
1880
2262
2277
2049
2084
1934
1902
1760
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.4
S
13
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
7
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
1
ENE
12
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
5
5
4
16
33
54
18
17
16
15
19
18
19
323
8
28
25
5
4
4
4
4
3
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.3
S
10
0.4
S
7
0.2
S
20
0.2
S
16
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
57
27
11
19
15
30
20
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.7
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.1
S
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.7
S
7
0.5
S
7
Energy kJ
385
395
289
276
249
216
110
86
48
26
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
0
3
10
10
10
10
0
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
5
0
0
0
0
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
6
6
5
4
4
5
5
5
7
4
6
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
7
7
7
6
6
7
8
6
7
8
8
7
7
6
6
5
5
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