Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 9 am 02 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

18.2°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 (02 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 8s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 1PM is: 1.2m 8s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 02). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 5s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	8s
Afternoon (02 Oct)	4ft (1.2m)	8s
Evening (02 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 23mm), heaviest during Fri night. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Friday 2						Saturday 3								Sunday 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	0	0	0	2	2	2	2	0	0	1	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	229	210	164	164	125	125	91	156	118	140	156	211	240	325	269	321	346	304	279	222	227	227
Wind (km/h)	SSW	SSE	NE	NE	N	NNE	NNW	NNE	NW	NW	NNE	N	NNE	NNW	WSW	SW	SW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	glassy	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross-on	glassy
High Tide			12:06PM1.68m					1:14AM1.12m				1:09PM1.64m				3:34AM1.10m				2:19PM1.61m
Low Tide	5:29AM0.55m					7:09PM0.34m			6:28AM0.63m					8:22PM0.34m				7:40AM0.68m				9:32PM0.32m


	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:31	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:02	—
mm	—	—	—	—	2	4	5	3	—	—	1	3	1	—	1	1	2	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	19	18	17	17	16	16	16	17	19	17	16	16	14	14	14	17	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	15	17	19	18	17	17	17	15	16	18	17	15	13	15	13	13	12	14	14	14	14	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	SSE 5	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 9	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 8	S 8
kJ	229	210	164	164	125	8	91	102	118	140	58	120	137	158	269	321	346	304	279	222	572	466
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 9	S 9	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 8	SSE 5	SSE 5	S 5	S 8	S 16	S 16	S 15	S 15	SSE 8	SSE 8	S 15	S 14	S 13	—	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	7	6	23	16	12	1	5	5	2	20	21	19	17	4	127	122	4	4	3	—	227	227
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 14	S 14	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 18	S 17	—	—	—	S 18	S 16	S 16	—	—	—	—	—	S 15
kJ	4	4	6	6	2	2	2	2	6	24	—	—	—	6	5	5	—	—	—	—	—	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 4	S 5	—	—	—	NE 8	NNE 3	NE 7	—	NNW 3	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	—	SW 2	S 8	S 6	S 7	S 8	—	—
kJ	24	29	—	—	—	125	4	156	—	7	156	211	240	325	—	1	258	331	521	649	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	2
Distance (km)	0	10	0	5	5	23	0	6	0	0	76	5	5	0	0	0	0	10	10	10	10	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	3	2	2	3	2	2	3	3	3
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