Dolphin Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 18 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.9° C
0.3° 

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 (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) & DateWave HeightWave 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
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.8
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.3
ESE
14
0.9
E
5
0.4
ESE
13
0.5
E
12
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
11
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
E
10
1
E
6
1.5
ENE
5
1.7
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.8
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy 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)
5
SE
5
WNW
5
W
0
NNE
15
ENE
20
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
10
NNW
15
NNE
25
NE
25
NNE
20
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NW
20
NW
15
NNW
20
NW
25
WNW
Wind State
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
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clear
clear
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clear
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clear
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<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:37
6:35
6:33
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
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
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