Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Tuesday 05 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
21.6° C
(Which is 1.7°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 1AM is: 1.7m 11s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 05). An open ocean swell of 0.9m 9s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (06 May)5ft (1.6m)11s
Afternoon (06 May)5ft (1.6m)10s
Evening (06 May)5ft (1.5m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 20°C on Wed morning, min 7°C on Thu night). Winds increasing (calm on Wed morning, fresh winds from the SW by Thu afternoon).

Tue
5
Wednesday
6
Thursday
7
Friday
8
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
0
0
0
1
1
2
2
0
0
0
0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
759
679
667
582
582
572
531
554
432
432
370
377
306
260
214
173
131
78
74
52
52
34
35
38
Wind (km/h)
0
S
10
WNW
10
WNW
5
W
5
WNW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
15
N
15
NNW
15
WNW
15
W
20
WNW
25
SW
30
SW
30
WSW
30
SW
25
WSW
15
W
15
WNW
20
WNW
25
W
15
SW
20
SW
glassy
off
off
off
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
10:26PM1.64m
11:30AM1.09m
11:07PM1.60m
12:23PM1.08m
11:53PM1.55m
1:22PM1.08m
Low Tide
5:28AM0.36m
4:33PM0.67m
6:16AM0.38m
5:19PM0.72m
7:06AM0.39m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:37
6:39
6:39
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5:09
5:08
5:07
Temp °C
17
16
15
13
13
17
20
20
17
15
15
14
14
14
15
14
12
11
9
7
8
15
19
19
16
14
13
11
11
16
16
16
14
11
11
10
9
7
7
6
4
4
4
2
2
9
14
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
1.6
ENE
11
0.5
S
6
1.5
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.8
ENE
10
0.6
ENE
10
0.6
E
10
2.5
S
10
2.3
S
10
1.8
S
10
1.6
S
9
0.4
ENE
11
Energy kJ
759
679
667
582
582
572
531
18
432
432
370
377
306
260
214
173
131
78
74
1333
1045
610
444
38
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
18
0.4
SSW
9
0.9
S
9
1
S
7
0.9
S
7
0.8
S
7
0.7
S
6
0.2
S
13
0.4
S
6
0.3
S
6
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.2
S
8
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.5
E
10
0.5
E
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.4
ENE
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
24
29
133
102
71
55
37
14
11
6
12
10
5
5
6
2
2
52
52
34
35
2
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
18
0.3
S
17
0.3
S
16
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
14
0.2
S
13
0.1
S
18
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
13
0.2
S
6
0.1
S
6
0.1
S
5
0.1
S
17
0.1
N
11
0.1
NE
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
Energy kJ
54
52
47
16
15
14
6
13
13
2
1
1
6
2
5
2
2
2
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
ENE
10
1
NNE
4
0.9
N
4
0.9
NNW
4
0.7
W
4
1
W
4
1.2
W
5
2.2
SSW
7
3
SSW
8
3.5
SSW
9
3
S
10
3
S
10
3
SSW
10
1
W
5
0.7
W
4
0.8
WSW
4
2.1
S
10
Energy kJ
554
40
31
23
12
33
61
458
976
1848
2016
1814
1924
51
13
20
826
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
1
3
3
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
16
119
5
10
6
0
0
10
10
10
10
10
0
3
3
3
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
5
4
3
3
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
2
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
6
5
5
9
7
7
6
5
6
6
5
5
5
6
5
6
5
6
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