Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 3 am 23 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

17.7° 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 (23 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (23 Jul, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with ENE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (23 Jul, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 6s period with S swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 11AM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am July 23). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 9s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.8m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Afternoon (23 Jul)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Evening (23 Jul)	5ft (1.5m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Thu afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat morning, min 6°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 23								Friday 24								Saturday 25
	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)	1	1	0	1	1	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 6	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	142	113	110	108	73	73	144	55	54	54	31	31	19	18	18	25	25	18	15	7	8	7	7	7
Wind (km/h)	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	W	SSE	SSW	W	W	W	W	WNW	ESE	ENE	N	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	ESE	S	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	off	off	cross-off	off	off	cross	cross-off	off	off	off	off	off	cross-on	cross-on	cross	off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	cross-on	cross	off
High Tide		2:55AM1.10m				3:46PM1.51m					4:03AM1.04m				4:35PM1.55m				5:08AM1.02m				5:21PM1.60m
Low Tide				8:49AM0.52m					10:37PM0.60m			9:36AM0.57m					11:36PM0.54m				10:27AM0.59m


	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:09	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	1	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	14	14	13	16	18	14	12	9	8	7	6	10	13	13	12	8	8	9	9	13	19	17	16	13
Feels °C	10	10	8	11	14	9	8	5	4	3	2	6	9	10	8	4	4	5	5	9	17	13	14	10
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 10	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 8	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 12	S 14	S 13	S 12	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	S 11	S 11	S 14
kJ	142	113	110	108	73	73	73	354	461	314	239	201	187	726	1599	1531	1058	757	486	294	252	326	323	1179
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 10	S 9	SSW 9	S 9	E 8	ESE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 11	S 11	S 12	S 18	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	S 16	ENE 8
kJ	8	8	7	26	39	1	6	55	54	54	63	163	333	221	18	25	25	18	15	7	8	7	119	7
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	E 10	E 9	E 9	E 9	S 15	S 14	SE 8	E 8	S 15	ENE 9	ENE 9	NE 9	NE 8	—	—	—	—	S 19	S 19	W 3	S 18	ENE 9	—
kJ	3	2	2	2	1	4	4	2	1	5	31	31	19	18	—	—	—	—	7	7	1	25	7	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	W 3	W 3	W 4	W 4	W 4	S 7	S 6	S 9	SSW 8	SSW 9	SSW 8	SSW 8	—	—	—	—	NE 8	NW 3	WNW 3	WNW 3	—	—	—	—
kJ	7	8	18	27	11	78	144	554	737	560	588	449	—	—	—	—	18	3	3	3	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	3	2	3	2	2	1	2	3	3	3	2	2	2	1	1	2	2
Distance (km)	0	0	6	0	0	130	0	3	3	3	3	3	33	5	5	3	3	3	3	3	3	33	10	3
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