Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 3 am 18 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

17.3° 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 (18 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Jul, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 7s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Jul, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 7s period with ENE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 11AM is: 0.4m 7s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be glassy.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.4m)	7s
Afternoon (18 Jul)	1.5ft (0.5m)	7s
Evening (18 Jul)	2ft (0.6m)	7s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon afternoon, min 10°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 18								Sunday 19								Monday 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)	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	3	3	2	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	0	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
Wave Graph
kJ	5	18	17	17	26	29	38	40	62	89	500	789	814	785	718	637	673	673	661	661	560	687	452	610
Wind (km/h)	WSW	W	W	WSW	SE	SE	SSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	ENE	E	N	NW	NW	NW	NW	N	NE	NE	NNW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	off	off	off	off	glassy	on	on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-off	off
High Tide	10:29PM1.78m				11:35AM1.34m				11:17PM1.64m				12:25PM1.37m				00:05AM1.49m					1:15PM1.41m
Low Tide			5:19AM0.15m				5:05PM0.56m				6:01AM0.22m				6:05PM0.61m				6:42AM0.30m					7:09PM0.65m


	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:03	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:01	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:05	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:06	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	12	12	11	13	15	14	13	12	12	10	10	12	15	14	13	12	12	11	11	12	18	19	16	13
Feels °C	11	11	10	13	13	13	12	10	10	8	8	11	13	12	12	11	11	9	8	9	14	15	13	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 10	E 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 8	ENE 12	ENE 12	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	ENE 11	S 11	ENE 11	ENE 11
kJ	69	68	66	45	26	29	38	40	62	89	500	789	814	785	718	637	673	673	661	661	560	116	452	610
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	E 5	ENE 7	ENE 7	ENE 7	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 18	SSW 18	S 17	S 16	S 13	S 13	S 13	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 12	S 11	SE 14	S 11	S 11
kJ	5	18	17	17	41	38	24	22	98	102	151	188	86	168	163	196	187	184	178	175	121	33	84	82
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 7	S 21	S 21	S 20	S 20	S 19	S 19	S 18	SSW 8	NE 11	SSW 8	SE 17	S 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SSE 16	SE 16	SE 16	SE 15	SE 15	SE 15	S 21	SE 14	SE 14
kJ	5	35	34	33	32	30	64	104	21	33	12	11	75	26	25	25	39	38	37	35	33	9	32	31
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 3	ENE 11	NE 5	N 5
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	3	687	49	56
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3
Distance (km)	3	3	6	6	90	90	3	3	0	0	0	0	5	33	5	0	0	0	0	5	5	16	0	0
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