Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 19 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 2.4°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: 1.8m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 19). An open ocean swell of 2.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 May)5.5ft (1.7m)10s
Afternoon (20 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Evening (20 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
Friday
22
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)
3
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
2
1
1
0
1
2
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1245
1134
936
792
659
564
586
575
478
419
400
392
333
312
312
306
260
260
214
200
157
147
241
287
Wind (km/h)
15
SSW
10
W
10
SW
15
SW
10
SW
10
SW
15
S
10
S
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
15
SW
15
WSW
15
SSW
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
S
10
SSE
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
10:13PM1.91m
11:27AM1.19m
11:06PM1.83m
12:31PM1.18m
00:03AM1.73m
1:37PM1.20m
Low Tide
5:18AM0.10m
4:34PM0.57m
6:15AM0.14m
5:35PM0.64m
7:13AM0.19m
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:50
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:59
4:58
4:58
Temp °C
16
13
13
12
12
14
17
18
16
15
14
13
12
14
16
16
15
15
14
14
12
14
15
16
13
11
10
9
9
11
13
15
13
12
11
10
9
10
12
13
13
12
11
11
8
11
12
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
1.9
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
11
1.8
S
9
1.9
S
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
9
1.2
E
9
1.3
E
9
Energy kJ
1245
1134
936
792
659
564
586
515
660
419
400
392
333
312
312
306
260
260
214
200
157
147
241
287
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
11
1.5
ENE
10
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.6
ESE
6
0.6
ESE
6
0.7
ESE
6
0.4
S
7
0.7
S
7
Energy kJ
575
478
5
5
5
5
4
27
27
40
17
45
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.7
SSE
7
0.3
S
13
0.4
SSW
8
Energy kJ
5
16
34
40
28
19
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.4
S
7
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.4
S
9
2
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.3
S
10
2.1
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.4
S
9
2.2
S
8
2.1
S
8
1.9
S
8
1.7
S
8
1.6
S
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.6
SSE
8
1.4
S
8
1.4
S
8
1
SSW
5
0.9
S
7
Energy kJ
636
573
583
1010
963
881
613
783
956
771
896
876
671
587
470
365
341
350
316
223
216
51
77
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
4
3
3
3
3
4
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
2
2
1
1
1
1
2
1
Distance (km)
10
0
0
0
0
0
3
10
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
0
0
10
10
10
0
0
10
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
5
4
4
5
4
5
5
6
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  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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