Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 3 am 14 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

18.2°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 (14 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (14 Sep, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (14 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 9AM is: 1.1m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am September 14). An open ocean swell of 0.7m 11s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (14 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Afternoon (14 Sep)	3.5ft (1.1m)	7s
Evening (14 Sep)	4.5ft (1.4m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Tue afternoon. Warm (max 25°C on Mon morning, min 8°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the S on Tue morning, fresh winds from the S by Wed morning).
	Monday 14								Tuesday 15								Wednesday 16
	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)	2	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	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)	NNE 6	NNE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 12	NE 13
Wave Graph
kJ	170	175	113	102	89	99	126	116	82	97	112	115	100	64	44	25	17	17	17	19	20	20	15	7
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNW	NNE	N	NNE	N	NW	SSW	SSW	S	SE	S	S	SSW	SW	SW	SW	SSW	S	S	S	SSW
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-on	cross	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross-off
High Tide					10:09AM1.58m				10:24PM1.38m				10:48AM1.57m				11:08PM1.27m				11:28AM1.54m
Low Tide		3:50AM0.33m					4:25PM0.41m				4:23AM0.41m				5:14PM0.44m				4:58AM0.49m				6:06PM0.49m


	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:56	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:46	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:47	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:49	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	1	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	17	16	17	23	25	24	20	19	19	15	15	16	17	12	11	11	11	8	9	12	13	13	13	11
Feels °C	14	14	14	20	22	22	17	17	16	13	14	15	14	7	6	6	5	2	3	4	4	5	4	4
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 10	S 10	S 10	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NNE 7	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 14	ENE 12	NE 13
kJ	106	100	113	102	89	50	47	30	82	97	112	115	100	64	44	25	17	8	5	19	20	20	15	7
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 11	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 10	ENE 12	S 9	S 6	S 9	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	NE 7	NE 7	—	—	—
kJ	169	121	114	110	79	17	17	17	29	15	14	61	6	16	17	17	17	17	17	2	2	—	—	—
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 13	S 15	S 15	S 14	ENE 13	ENE 13	ENE 12	S 9	NE 13	E 16	—	S 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	17	17	17	17	17	4	4	4	16	16	15	14	6	5	—	5	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 6	NNE 6	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NW 3	SSW 9	S 5	—	S 6	S 7	S 8	S 9	S 9	SSW 9	SSW 8	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 10	S 11
kJ	170	175	—	—	—	99	126	116	2	88	52	—	66	530	1389	1138	1487	1650	1332	1389	1349	1693	2808	3018
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	3	3	3	2	1	1	1	2	4
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	16	6	16	6	0	20	0	10	338	1009	12	10	10	10	10	696	536	536	188	10
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	1	1			3	3	3	3	4					4
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Rating (10 max)	4	6	2	2	1	6	4	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	5	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	6	6	5	5	6	5	6	6	8	7	5	5	5	5	5	5	8	6	6	4	5	5	5

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