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Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 10 pm Saturday 17 Jan 2026 AEDT
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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
20.5° C
 (Which is 1.4°C colder than average for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 6AM is: 3.0m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.1m 17s secondary swell from a North direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm January 17). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Jan)10ft (3.0m)9s
Afternoon (18 Jan)8ft (2.5m)9s
Evening (18 Jan)6.5ft (2.0m)8s

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

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12 DaysHourly
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Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM8 PM11 PM2 AM5 AM8 AM11 AM2 PM5 PM
Rating
(10 max)
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
0
1
2
2
2
1
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
3.5
ESE
3.5
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
3
ESE
2.5
ESE
3
ESE
2.1
SE
2
SE
1.9
SE
1.9
SE
1.7
SE
1.8
SE
1.7
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.6
SE
1.8
ESE
1.9
ESE
Period(s) (?)99999998888899999988881110
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)19421806153113821294113510331123582542517517427454437402367359343358322346742711
Wind
(km/h)
25
SE
25
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
20
SE
25
SE
25
ESE
20
SE
15
SE
15
SE
15
SE
10
SSE
15
SSE
15
SSE
15
ESE
10
ESE
10
SE
10
SE
10
SE
15
SE
10
SE
15
SE
15
SE
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		crosscross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on		cross-
on
High Tide
/ height (m)
8:52PM
1.11
8:41AM
1.76
9:33PM
1.15
9:18AM
1.78
10:12PM
1.19
9:56AM
1.78
Low Tide
/ height (m)
2:02AM
0.55
3:38PM
0.28
2:45AM
0.54
4:14PM
0.24
3:28AM
0.53
4:49PM
0.21
Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
Tuesday
20
Sunrise----6:01-------6:01-------6:03---
Sunset8:15-------8:14-------8:14-------
light rain
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
cloud
rain showers
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
111--1111-11---1111111--
Temp. °C191818181920201919181818181921201918181818202121
Feels °C (?)151414151616171516161616161719181818181817191919
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