Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 4 am 05 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
18.5°C
1.4° 

Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (05 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 10s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (05 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 10s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 11AM is: 1.4m 8s primary swell from a East-northeast direction and 0.3m 2s secondary swell from a North-northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 05). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 7s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Afternoon (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.4m)10s
Evening (05 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)10s

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


Short Range Forecast

Some drizzle, heaviest during Mon night. Warm (max 23°C on Tue afternoon, min 11°C on Wed morning). Mainly fresh winds.

Monday
5
Tuesday
6
Wednesday
7
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
0
0
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.4
ENE
8
1.4
NE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
9
1.3
ENE
9
1.2
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
1
ENE
9
0.9
ENE
9
0.8
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.6
ENE
9
0.5
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
0.4
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
250
256
281
261
392
320
320
320
314
307
261
255
216
168
168
127
103
71
55
55
47
32
32
31
Wind (km/h)
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NNE
10
NE
15
NE
10
NNW
10
W
5
W
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
WSW
5
ENE
10
SE
25
S
25
S
30
S
30
SSW
25
SW
25
S
25
S
20
S
20
SSE
15
S
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross
cross
High Tide
4:51AM1.14m
4:30PM1.60m
5:54AM1.22m
5:36PM1.60m
6:45AM1.32m
6:33PM1.60m
Low Tide
10:01AM0.68m
11:34PM0.29m
11:17AM0.64m
00:27AM0.26m
12:22PM0.56m
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Temp °C
15
15
15
18
21
21
20
16
15
14
16
22
23
22
16
14
13
12
11
13
14
14
14
14
Feels °C
14
14
14
17
19
19
19
15
14
13
15
20
22
20
11
9
6
4
5
6
8
9
10
10
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