Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 15 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
21.9° C
(Which is 2.5°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 2AM is: 1.3m 6s primary swell from a East direction and 1.2m 7s secondary swell from a East direction, 0.3m 9s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)4ft (1.2m)7s
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (16 May)5.5ft (1.7m)8s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Warm (max 21°C on Sun morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
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)
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
0
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
2
E
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
171
156
143
123
103
131
318
310
324
412
461
576
737
754
724
677
758
761
692
692
631
617
547
482
Wind (km/h)
5
NW
5
NW
5
NW
5
WNW
5
W
0
NW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
NNE
10
N
10
NNW
5
NW
5
NW
5
N
15
NE
20
NE
10
NNE
5
NW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SW
10
SSW
10
S
glassy
cross-off
glassy
off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
7:04PM1.81m
7:35AM1.35m
7:49PM1.89m
8:31AM1.31m
8:35PM1.94m
9:28AM1.27m
Low Tide
1:40AM0.23m
1:17PM0.33m
2:33AM0.15m
2:03PM0.38m
3:27AM0.10m
2:50PM0.43m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
1
1
Temp °C
18
17
16
15
15
17
19
19
18
17
16
15
15
18
21
20
19
19
18
17
17
18
20
19
18
17
16
15
15
18
18
18
17
16
16
15
14
17
19
18
19
20
18
16
16
18
20
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
7
1.3
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.8
E
8
2
E
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
Energy kJ
171
148
124
123
103
131
318
310
324
412
461
576
737
754
724
677
758
761
692
692
631
617
547
482
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
SE
15
0.3
ENE
8
0.3
E
9
0.3
S
8
0.4
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.4
S
4
0.3
S
4
Energy kJ
8
14
14
12
25
64
7
3
3
1
1
3
1
3
3
3
5
5
5
4
5
3
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
19
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
14
0.1
SE
13
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
15
Energy kJ
7
8
7
7
13
7
5
3
3
3
4
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
E
6
1.3
ENE
6
0.8
NNE
4
0.4
SW
2
0.5
S
3
0.5
S
4
Energy kJ
156
143
22
2
6
7
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
0
0
0
5
5
16
5
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
4
4
3
5
4
5
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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