Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 9 am 21 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

17.5° 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 (21 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (21 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 6PM is: 1.4m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 1.1m 5s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am July 21). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.4m)	10s
Afternoon (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s
Evening (21 Jul)	4.5ft (1.3m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Tuesday 21						Wednesday 22								Thursday 23
	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)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	462	367	360	353	408	245	327	315	256	200	196	196	196	161	142	113	110	108	73	73	73	55
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	SE	E	W	WNW	NW	NNW	NW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SSW	S	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	glassy	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	off	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-off	cross	off	off
High Tide				2:05PM1.44m				1:52AM1.20m				2:56PM1.47m				2:55AM1.10m				3:46PM1.51m
Low Tide		7:23AM0.38m				8:18PM0.66m				8:04AM0.46m				9:29PM0.64m				8:49AM0.52m


	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	11	12	15	14	14	13	12	11	13	16	19	19	15	14	13	13	12	15	17	15	13	10
Feels °C	8	9	12	12	12	10	9	7	9	12	15	15	11	11	10	9	7	10	12	11	8	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	NE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 6
kJ	462	367	360	353	408	245	327	315	256	200	196	196	196	161	142	113	110	108	73	73	73	80
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	NE 5	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	W 3	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	SSW 5	NNW 4	E 8	SE 8	ENE 9
kJ	53	49	31	31	31	47	17	17	18	20	1	20	8	8	8	8	7	9	2	1	3	55
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SSE 14	S 15	S 15	SE 13	SE 13	S 10	S 13	S 12	SE 13	SE 13	S 11	SE 12	SE 12	SE 12	S 12	E 10	E 9	S 9	E 9	—	S 15	S 9
kJ	18	17	17	7	7	17	3	3	7	6	20	6	6	6	3	2	2	14	1	—	4	40
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NNE 5	NW 3	W 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	W 4	WSW 4	WSW 4	WNW 4	SSW 8	S 9	S 7	SSW 7
kJ	25	19	19	20	56	70	49	43	6	5	2	5	10	9	12	15	16	20	92	150	103	192
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	0	0	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	6	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	0	3
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	6	6	5	5	8	9	6	6	4	4	4	4

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