Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 pm Friday 24 Apr 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
22.2° C
(Which is 1.8°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 5AM is: 1.0m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.5m 8s secondary swell from a Southeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm April 24). An open ocean swell of 0.4m 3s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (25 Apr)2.5ft (0.7m)9s
Afternoon (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)4s
Evening (25 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)5s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sat morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
24
Saturday
25
Sunday
26
Monday
27
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
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
0
0
0
0
1
1
1
1
1
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.8
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
4
1.5
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.3
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
4
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
200
268
164
155
153
77
70
67
113
110
92
42
68
71
92
199
177
129
55
78
46
32
24
25
Wind (km/h)
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
20
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
15
N
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
25
NE
25
NE
20
NNE
5
WNW
5
W
5
NW
5
W
0
NE
10
E
10
NE
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:34AM1.56m
4:09PM1.23m
3:41AM1.51m
5:03PM1.32m
4:42AM1.46m
Low Tide
8:11PM0.72m
9:41AM0.30m
9:31PM0.70m
10:34AM0.31m
10:42PM0.65m
11:20AM0.32m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
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6:28
6:30
6:31
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5:22
5:21
5:20
Temp °C
17
17
16
16
16
19
24
21
19
17
17
16
15
20
23
21
18
17
16
15
15
18
20
20
15
16
15
15
15
17
20
18
17
15
16
15
13
18
19
17
15
16
15
13
13
17
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1
E
10
1.2
E
10
1
E
9
1
E
9
1
E
9
0.7
ESE
9
0.7
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
8
0.5
ESE
9
0.4
ESE
8
0.4
ESE
8
0.6
E
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.3
ESE
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.1
E
8
0.2
ESE
7
0.2
ESE
7
0.6
E
6
1
NE
6
0.9
NE
6
0.7
NE
6
0.2
E
6
0.1
E
6
Energy kJ
200
268
164
155
153
77
70
40
44
23
22
38
16
11
5
1
5
5
29
64
46
31
3
1
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
SE
9
0.6
SE
9
0.6
SE
8
0.6
SSE
8
0.5
SE
8
0.7
ENE
7
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.4
SE
8
0.3
SE
8
0.3
SE
7
0.4
ESE
7
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
7
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
E
7
0.1
NE
9
0.1
E
8
Energy kJ
81
61
57
45
32
42
15
15
14
9
9
16
5
2
2
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
3
1
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.5
SE
8
0.1
N
10
0.1
E
11
0.1
N
10
0.1
N
10
0.2
SSE
7
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
SE
6
0.1
SE
6
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
E
8
0.1
S
11
Energy kJ
2
2
2
2
2
31
2
2
2
2
5
5
5
4
4
2
2
1
1
1
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NE
4
0.5
NNE
3
0.3
N
3
0.4
NNW
3
0.6
NE
7
0.8
ENE
7
1.3
ENE
4
1.5
NE
5
1.4
NE
5
1.2
NE
6
0.9
NE
5
1
NE
6
1
NE
6
1.3
NE
5
1.8
NE
6
1.6
NE
6
1.4
NE
6
0.9
NNE
6
1.2
NNE
5
0.9
NE
5
0.8
NE
5
0.6
NE
6
0.8
NE
4
Energy kJ
10
7
2
4
44
68
67
113
110
92
42
68
71
92
199
177
129
55
78
45
32
24
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
1
1
1
Distance (km)
5
0
0
0
0
5
16
119
5
0
0
0
0
29
119
119
29
0
0
0
0
0
542
542
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
2
2
1
1
2
1
1
1
1
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
4
6
4
4
5
9
8
7
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
6
5
9
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
8
5
5
6
6
5
5
5
9
8
7
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