Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 am 03 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
18.0°C
0.9° 

Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (03 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (03 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (03 Oct, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (03 Oct, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 8s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 4PM is: 1.9m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00am October 03). An open ocean swell of 0.8m 8s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.2m 16s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (03 Oct)5ft (1.6m)7s
Afternoon (03 Oct)6ft (1.8m)7s
Evening (03 Oct)7ft (2.1m)8s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 30mm), heaviest during Sat morning. Warm (max 20°C on Mon morning, min 12°C on Sun night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
3
Sunday
4
Monday
5
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
1 PM
4 PM
7 PM
10 PM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
1
0
2
4
2
2
2
1
0
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
0
0
0
2
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.6
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.9
NE
7
2.1
NE
7
2.3
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.8
NE
8
1.7
NE
8
1.6
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
8
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.3
ENE
10
1.2
ENE
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
268
268
303
351
470
622
378
408
392
330
266
244
227
222
222
256
230
230
320
302
302
261
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
N
10
NNE
10
NE
5
SE
10
WNW
10
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
5
S
10
SE
10
SSE
5
E
10
NNE
10
N
5
NNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
NE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
WNW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
glassy
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
off
High Tide
1:09PM1.64m
3:34AM1.10m
2:19PM1.61m
3:51AM1.14m
3:30PM1.60m
Low Tide
6:28AM0.63m
8:22PM0.34m
7:40AM0.68m
9:32PM0.32m
9:01AM0.68m
mod rain
light rain
mod rain
mod rain
mod rain
clear
clear
thunderstorm
rain showers
rain showers
rain showers
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
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5:33
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6:31
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5:30
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6:01
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7:02
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 mm
8
4
7
6
6
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2
3
1
1
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Temp °C
17
17
17
19
17
15
14
14
14
15
16
16
15
15
13
12
13
17
20
20
17
17
Feels °C
16
16
17
18
18
15
13
12
12
14
14
14
15
14
12
11
12
16
18
17
15
15
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