Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 am Monday 18 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
21.7° C
(Which is 2.4°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 8AM is: 2.2m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 15s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Afternoon (18 May)7ft (2.2m)9s
Evening (18 May)6.5ft (2.0m)9s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 8mm), mostly falling on Tue morning. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Monday
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
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
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
2
2
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
865
847
778
796
753
690
616
603
629
589
513
549
633
800
850
867
776
791
717
619
543
520
460
451
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
10
W
10
WSW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NW
10
NNE
10
NNE
5
NW
5
W
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SSW
20
S
25
S
20
SSW
20
SSW
off
off
off
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
9:28AM1.27m
9:23PM1.95m
10:26AM1.22m
10:13PM1.91m
11:27AM1.19m
Low Tide
3:27AM0.10m
2:50PM0.43m
4:22AM0.09m
3:40PM0.50m
5:18AM0.10m
4:34PM0.57m
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
5:00
4:59
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
Temp °C
18
18
18
18
17
17
16
16
15
15
15
15
16
17
16
16
15
13
13
15
17
17
16
14
18
16
16
18
17
17
15
15
15
15
14
13
13
13
12
12
13
10
9
11
12
11
11
9
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
2.1
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.9
ENE
10
1.8
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
Energy kJ
865
847
778
796
753
690
616
603
629
589
513
549
633
800
850
867
776
791
717
619
543
520
460
451
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.3
SSW
4
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
5
5
4
3
3
1
1
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
4
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
3
0.4
SSW
3
0.1
SW
4
0.5
SW
3
0.9
SW
4
1.7
SSW
5
2.5
S
7
2.5
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
7
2.4
S
8
2.4
S
8
2.3
S
8
2.2
S
8
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
8
Energy kJ
2
4
1
4
21
167
745
814
588
475
653
742
699
623
850
962
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
0
0
0
0
10
10
10
10
0
0
10
10
12
82
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
8
6
4
4
5
7
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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