Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Monday 18 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
21.8° C
(Which is 2.6°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 3AM is: 2.0m 9s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 18). An open ocean swell of 0.2m 4s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (19 May)6ft (1.9m)9s
Afternoon (19 May)7.5ft (2.3m)10s
Evening (19 May)7ft (2.2m)11s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Mon night. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 12°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
18
Tuesday
19
Wednesday
20
Thursday
21
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
2
3
3
2
2
3
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
0
2
1
1
1
2
1
1
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
702
603
524
563
513
660
1064
1162
1207
1022
936
855
659
581
543
483
404
396
326
274
260
255
250
255
Wind (km/h)
5
N
5
N
5
WSW
10
SW
15
SW
20
SW
25
SW
20
SSW
15
SSW
10
W
10
SW
10
SW
10
WSW
10
SW
15
S
15
S
15
SW
15
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
20
SSW
20
S
glassy
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
High Tide
9:23PM1.95m
10:26AM1.22m
10:13PM1.91m
11:27AM1.19m
11:06PM1.83m
12:31PM1.18m
Low Tide
4:22AM0.09m
3:40PM0.50m
5:18AM0.10m
4:34PM0.57m
6:15AM0.14m
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:48
6:48
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:00
4:59
4:58
1
1
2
3
2
1
1
Temp °C
17
16
15
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
13
12
12
14
17
18
16
15
14
12
12
14
16
17
17
16
16
14
13
13
13
13
14
13
10
9
9
12
13
14
12
11
10
8
8
10
11
13
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
10
2.4
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
10
2.3
ENE
11
2.2
ENE
11
2.1
ENE
11
2
ENE
11
1.7
ENE
10
1.7
ENE
10
1.6
ENE
10
1.5
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.4
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
Energy kJ
702
603
524
563
513
660
1064
1162
1207
1022
936
855
659
581
543
483
404
396
326
274
260
255
250
255
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.2
S
4
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
Energy kJ
3
1
1
5
5
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
4
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
S
4
0.6
S
3
0.9
SSW
4
1.6
SSW
5
2.2
SSW
6
2.4
S
7
2.3
S
8
2
S
8
2.4
S
8
3
S
8
2.4
S
9
2
S
9
1.8
S
9
1.8
S
9
2.2
S
9
2.5
S
8
2.5
S
9
2.3
S
8
2.1
S
8
2
S
8
1.9
S
8
Energy kJ
1
8
31
125
395
611
604
491
742
1112
876
621
481
505
736
1034
1003
732
567
502
512
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
1
3
2
1
1
1
Distance (km)
0
5
0
0
10
10
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
10
10
0
10
10
3
0
10
10
10
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
3
4
3
4
3
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
4
5
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  • Live Wave Height (m)
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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