Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 3 am 01 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

18.4°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 (01 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 10AM is: 1.3m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00am October 01). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 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 (01 Oct)	4.5ft (1.3m)	7s
Afternoon (01 Oct)	5ft (1.5m)	7s
Evening (01 Oct)	5ft (1.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Heavy rain (total 32mm), heaviest during Sat night. Warm (max 28°C on Thu morning, min 14°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.
	Thursday 1								Friday 2								Saturday 3
	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	1	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	2	2	2	1	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
Wave Graph
kJ	268	174	189	174	237	234	184	202	212	223	235	210	164	145	125	125	91	128	128	111	111	94	125	125
Wind (km/h)	NNW	NW	WNW	NNW	NE	NE	NNE	N	SSW	SW	SW	E	WSW	N	N	SW	SW	SW	WSW	SW	SSW	SSW	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-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross	cross	cross-off	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off
High Tide	11:01PM1.28m				11:11AM1.70m				00:01AM1.19m				12:06PM1.68m					1:14AM1.12m				1:09PM1.64m
Low Tide			4:40AM0.46m				6:01PM0.32m				5:29AM0.55m					7:09PM0.34m			6:28AM0.63m					8:22PM0.34m


	—	5:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:33	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:01	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	1	6	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	7
Temp °C	21	21	21	27	28	27	23	22	16	16	16	21	21	19	16	15	15	15	15	16	17	17	16	15
Feels °C	19	19	19	25	25	23	20	19	12	16	16	22	21	18	15	15	15	14	14	15	16	16	15	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	S 11	S 10	S 10	S 10	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	S 8	S 8	SSE 8	SSE 8
kJ	187	174	189	174	35	31	17	17	212	223	235	210	164	145	125	125	91	128	128	111	382	412	422	389
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 12	S 11	S 11	S 11	S 15	S 15	S 14	S 15	S 15	S 10	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 5	S 10	S 18	S 18	S 18	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8
kJ	95	59	57	56	5	4	4	4	4	16	25	29	14	8	8	8	2	6	6	24	111	94	125	125
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	S 16	—	—	—	—	S 15	S 15	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 14	S 13	S 18	S 18	S 18	—	S 17	S 16	S 15	S 17
kJ	—	—	—	5	—	—	—	—	4	4	7	7	6	6	4	4	6	6	24	—	22	20	4	23
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 7	—	—	—	NE 7	NE 7	NE 6	NE 6	S 10	S 4	—	—	—	—	—	—	SSW 5	SSW 6	S 7	S 8	—	—	—	—
kJ	268	—	—	—	237	234	184	202	48	19	—	—	—	—	—	—	55	143	246	313	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	20	29	27	6	76	0	0	0	0	6	6	0	0	0	0	0	0	3	10	0
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Rating (10 max)	2	2	2	1	1		1	2		2	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	3	2	2	2
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