Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 9 am 16 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 (16 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (16 Aug, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (16 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (16 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 6PM is: 0.8m 6s primary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am August 16). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 11s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.3m 18s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (16 Aug)	4ft (1.2m)	6s
Afternoon (16 Aug)	3ft (0.9m)	6s
Evening (16 Aug)	2.5ft (0.8m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 5mm), mostly falling on Sun morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 16						Monday 17								Tuesday 18
	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	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 14	ESE 13	E 12	ESE 12
Wave Graph
kJ	90	77	64	53	40	37	30	33	33	33	33	34	44	44	53	42	39	30	41	60	78	83
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	SW	S	ESE	ENE	NW	SW	SE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	ESE	WSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	SE	N	NW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	glassy	off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off
High Tide			10:53AM1.46m				10:50PM1.52m				11:36AM1.47m				11:35PM1.38m				12:20PM1.47m
Low Tide	4:37AM0.23m				4:46PM0.48m				5:13AM0.31m				5:39PM0.53m				5:50AM0.39m				6:37PM0.57m


	6:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:25	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:27	—	—
mm	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	—	—	—	1	1	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	13	14	14	14	14	14	14	15	16	15	14	14	13	12	12	12	13	14	14	13
Feels °C	11	11	12	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	13	12	12	14	12	10	11	11	12	13	13	12
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 12	ESE 6	S 11	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 8	S 12	S 11	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	SE 6	S 10	SE 7
kJ	228	264	64	185	178	156	143	106	76	95	33	34	51	95	89	42	39	30	30	19	46	25
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSW 18	E 6	S 11	ESE 6	S 18	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	S 8	S 8	S 12	ENE 10	ENE 10	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 10	E 12	ESE 12
kJ	103	50	242	53	54	37	30	33	33	33	51	50	25	9	9	82	56	56	55	47	78	83
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	SSE 6	S 18	S 18	ENE 10	S 17	ENE 10	S 14	S 13	ENE 10	S 12	S 12	ENE 10	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 14	ESE 13	E 10	S 10
kJ	9	25	55	56	10	52	10	32	28	10	27	26	10	9	9	9	10	9	41	60	7	45
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	E 6	ENE 4	E 5	ENE 4
kJ	90	77	—	—	40	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	44	44	53	—	—	—	39	10	31	12
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	3	3	3	3	3	3	82	33	494	29	0	0	3	3	3	0	0	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1		1		1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
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