Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 10 pm 17 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
18.9°C
1.5° 

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 (18 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (18 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period with SE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Oct, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 5s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 2AM is: 1.2m 9s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00pm October 17). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEDT) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (18 Oct)3.5ft (1.1m)8s
Afternoon (18 Oct)2.5ft (0.8m)8s
Evening (18 Oct)4ft (1.2m)5s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 14°C on Sat night). Winds increasing (calm on Sun morning, fresh winds from the NE by Tue afternoon).

Sat
17
Sunday
18
Monday
19
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)
0
2
2
2
2
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.2
SE
8
1.3
ESE
9
1.2
SE
9
1.1
SE
8
1.1
SE
8
1
ESE
8
0.8
SE
8
0.8
SE
8
1.2
NE
5
0.7
SE
8
0.7
SE
8
0.9
ENE
5
0.6
SE
7
0.6
SE
7
0.8
NE
5
1.3
NE
5
1.7
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
206
247
226
166
158
136
90
90
67
64
55
41
34
42
25
82
171
123
Wind (km/h)
10
NE
5
NNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
5
WNW
10
E
20
ENE
25
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NW
5
NW
5
NNW
15
ENE
25
ENE
30
NE
25
NNE
15
N
Wind State
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
2:40AM1.04m
2:10PM1.46m
3:48AM1.07m
3:12PM1.43m
Low Tide
8:28PM0.46m
7:32AM0.76m
9:28PM0.47m
8:42AM0.78m
10:24PM0.45m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
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Temp °C
17
16
15
14
15
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
15
19
20
19
18
16
Feels °C
15
15
14
13
14
16
14
14
15
15
15
14
14
16
15
14
15
14
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