Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Tuesday 12 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 2.0°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 8PM is: 0.6m 12s primary swell from a East direction and 0.1m 9s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 12). An open ocean swell of 1.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (12 May)--
Afternoon (12 May)2ft (0.6m)12s
Evening (12 May)2ft (0.6m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
12
Wednesday
13
Thursday
14
Fri
15
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
141
102
100
69
69
67
41
39
348
303
327
102
101
85
69
69
55
56
33
33
43
66
71
97
Wind (km/h)
15
SE
15
SE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SSE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SE
10
E
10
E
10
E
10
ESE
5
ESE
5
ESE
10
ESE
5
E
0
NE
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
0
SW
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
on
cross-on
on
on
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
4:55PM1.43m
4:44AM1.40m
5:38PM1.56m
5:42AM1.39m
6:21PM1.69m
6:39AM1.37m
Low Tide
10:22AM0.33m
10:52PM0.59m
11:06AM0.31m
11:51PM0.47m
11:49AM0.30m
00:46AM0.34m
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rain showers
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
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part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:43
6:45
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:05
5:04
5:02
5:02
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
17
17
17
17
18
17
18
17
17
17
17
17
18
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
15
15
15
16
16
15
16
16
16
17
17
18
18
16
15
14
14
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.6
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.5
E
12
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.4
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
1.1
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.9
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.7
E
6
0.8
E
6
1
E
6
1
E
6
1.1
E
6
Energy kJ
141
102
100
69
69
67
41
39
38
21
21
85
81
85
69
69
55
56
33
33
43
66
71
97
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
NE
9
0.1
NE
9
0.1
N
9
0.1
S
24
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
23
0.2
S
20
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.3
S
16
0.3
E
11
0.3
E
11
0.7
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.7
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.6
S
9
0.5
S
9
0.4
S
9
Energy kJ
3
3
2
12
11
40
30
55
51
45
42
21
21
79
78
57
79
59
59
59
60
60
42
25
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
25
0.1
S
25
0.1
N
11
0.2
S
23
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
S
22
0.1
S
22
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
11
0.2
E
10
0.4
SE
6
0.4
SE
6
0.2
ENE
8
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
Energy kJ
13
12
2
42
2
2
9
9
2
2
15
13
9
9
9
9
8
9
8
7
8
8
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.5
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SSE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.4
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
SE
10
1.3
ESE
6
1.2
ESE
6
0.3
SW
2
0.3
SW
2
Energy kJ
394
419
439
411
363
371
392
392
348
303
327
102
101
1
1
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
10
10
61
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
10
16
10
10
23
12
33
16
3
3
3
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
3
3
4
2
2
4
2
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
9
5
9
8
8
9
9
9
9
9
7
6
7
6
8
9
9
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
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