Dolphin Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 3 am 20 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
17.3° C
0.7° 

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 (20 Aug):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 6s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (20 Aug, local time) - 3.5ft (1.0m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 9AM is: 0.9m 6s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 0.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction, 0.2m 11s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 03:00am August 20). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (20 Aug)3ft (0.9m)6s
Afternoon (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.1m)6s
Evening (20 Aug)3.5ft (1.0m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 3mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 11°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
20
Friday
21
Saturday
22
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
2
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
NE
6
1.4
NNE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.2
NE
6
1.1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.9
NE
7
0.9
NE
7
0.8
NE
7
1.1
NE
7
0.8
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.4
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
0.3
NE
6
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
104
124
75
54
62
89
75
58
54
68
75
77
63
97
58
39
38
24
13
9
6
5
5
5
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
10
N
10
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
10
NW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
NW
15
WNW
15
WNW
5
WNW
10
NW
15
WNW
15
WSW
10
WSW
10
W
10
W
0
WSW
10
ESE
15
E
5
ENE
5
ENE
Wind State
cross
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
off
off
off
glassy
on
on
glassy
glassy
High Tide
1:19AM1.13m
1:59PM1.47m
2:26AM1.05m
2:55PM1.47m
3:39AM1.02m
3:52PM1.50m
Low Tide
7:10AM0.56m
8:49PM0.60m
7:59AM0.62m
9:59PM0.58m
8:57AM0.66m
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:33
6:33
6:31
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:29
5:30
5:30
 mm
1
Temp °C
15
15
15
19
21
21
19
17
16
15
16
18
21
21
17
14
13
12
11
15
16
16
15
14
Feels °C
12
12
12
17
17
19
17
14
14
12
13
15
18
18
13
11
10
10
8
14
13
14
14
13
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