Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 4 am 10 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

18.9°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 (10 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 8s period with SE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (10 Oct, local time) - 3ft (0.9m), 8s period with SE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (10 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 8AM is: 1.1m 8s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.9m 6s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 04:00am October 10). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (10 Oct)	3.5ft (1.1m)	8s
Afternoon (10 Oct)	3ft (0.9m)	8s
Evening (10 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon night. Warm (max 33°C on Mon afternoon, min 15°C on Mon night). Winds increasing (calm on Sat night, fresh winds from the S by Mon night).
	Saturday 10								Sunday 11								Monday 12
	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	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	1	2	1	2	0	1	0	1	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	ESE 8	NE 6	SSE 5	NE 7	NE 8	NE 9	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NNE 6	SSE 4	S 6
Wave Graph
kJ	252	190	153	129	109	55	36	69	52	93	142	160	169	153	91	98	51	28	42	36	53	63	39	127
Wind (km/h)	N	NNW	NNE	NNW	WNW	W	S	S	S	N	N	ENE	ENE	NE	NNE	N	WNW	NW	NW	NNW	NW	W	S	SSE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross	cross
High Tide				8:45AM1.60m				8:56PM1.47m				9:21AM1.65m				9:37PM1.40m				9:55AM1.68m				10:19PM1.32m
Low Tide		2:26AM0.27m				2:56PM0.37m				3:00AM0.31m				3:41PM0.34m				3:32AM0.36m				4:24PM0.33m


	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:07	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:08	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	15	16	16	24	28	28	19	17	16	16	16	20	22	22	18	18	17	17	20	30	32	33	21	17
Feels °C	13	14	16	22	24	24	16	16	16	16	15	18	19	19	16	18	17	16	18	27	29	30	17	16
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	SE 9	SE 8	SE 8	SE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 6	NE 8	SE 6	NE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	SE 7	NE 5	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	ESE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6
kJ	252	190	153	129	109	43	36	24	87	93	83	160	78	55	39	14	45	25	42	36	26	53	34	21
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 8	NE 6	E 12	E 10	ESE 8	W 4	ESE 7	NE 7	SE 7	NE 9	ESE 9	S 6	S 6	S 6	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9	SE 8	E 9	ESE 8
kJ	12	5	52	3	8	55	7	21	52	67	142	116	18	11	3	16	31	28	26	26	6	16	6	6
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ENE 9	E 9	S 8	S 15	S 10	SSE 8	E 11	SE 7	ESE 7	S 6	E 10	S 6	N 16	E 9	E 9	E 9	NE 7	NE 7	E 9	E 9	S 15	E 8	—	E 8
kJ	9	7	5	5	2	25	9	14	21	39	17	23	5	6	7	14	26	12	6	6	5	6	—	6
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NNE 5	NE 5	—	NE 6	NE 6	WNW 3	SSE 8	SSE 5	—	—	—	—	NE 8	NE 8	NE 5	NE 5	NE 5	—	—	—	NE 6	NNE 6	SSE 4	S 6
kJ	106	85	—	75	67	9	101	69	—	—	—	—	169	153	91	98	51	—	—	—	53	63	39	127
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	3	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1
Distance (km)	5	0	5	0	6	0	10	0	0	0	5	5	545	78	76	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	76	10
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1				1	1	1	1	1	1	1		1
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