Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Issued: 10 am 12 Oct 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

19.0°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 (12 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (12 Oct, local time) - 1.5ft (0.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 6s period with NE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (12 Oct, local time) - 2ft (0.6m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 7PM is: 0.6m 5s primary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 10:00am October 12). An open ocean swell of 0.3m 3s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 0.5m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (AEDT) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (12 Oct)	1.5ft (0.4m)	8s
Afternoon (12 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	6s
Evening (12 Oct)	2ft (0.6m)	6s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 11mm), heaviest on Tue night. Warm (max 32°C on Mon afternoon, min 11°C on Tue night). Winds increasing (light winds from the SSE on Tue morning, fresh winds from the SSW by Tue night).
	Monday 12						Tuesday 13								Wednesday 14
	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM	2 AM	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 5	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7	SSE 6	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
Wave Graph
kJ	26	26	38	54	32	113	17	27	38	49	62	62	230	37	38	21	9	9	8	8	8	8
Wind (km/h)	NW	NNW	WNW	WNW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	SSE	ESE	SE	SE	S	SSW	SSW	SSW	S	SSE	SSE	SSE	S
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross	cross	cross	cross
High Tide		9:55AM1.68m				10:19PM1.32m				10:30AM1.67m					11:02PM1.24m				11:05AM1.65m
Low Tide				4:24PM0.33m				4:04AM0.43m					5:07PM0.35m			4:36AM0.50m					5:51PM0.37m


	6:20	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:18	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:16	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	7:08	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:09	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:10	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	1	1	1	1	1	—	—	1	2	2	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	21	30	32	29	22	17	16	15	15	15	16	15	14	12	11	11	11	13	15	15	14	14
Feels °C	18	27	29	26	21	16	14	13	15	15	14	12	10	6	4	4	5	8	10	10	10	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 5	NE 6	ESE 8	NE 4	NE 6	NE 6	NE 6	NE 7	NE 7	S 7	S 8	NE 7	NE 7	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	NE 8	ENE 9	S 14	ENE 9	ENE 9	ENE 9
kJ	20	14	13	15	32	21	17	27	38	203	160	62	41	37	38	21	9	9	62	8	8	8
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 8	ESE 8	E 9	NE 6	W 3	E 8	E 8	E 8	E 9	NE 7	NE 7	N 12	E 10	ENE 9	N 12	ENE 10	ENE 10	NNE 7	ENE 9	NE 7	NE 7	NE 7
kJ	26	26	6	13	1	12	12	12	13	49	62	3	7	17	3	9	9	5	8	2	2	2
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NE 6	E 9	S 15	ESE 8	E 8	ESE 8	S 16	ESE 7	ESE 7	SE 7	SE 7	S 15	N 12	N 12	—	NE 12	N 12	S 16	NE 7	N 11	N 11	NE 11
kJ	11	6	5	12	6	6	5	5	5	2	2	4	3	3	—	6	3	5	2	2	2	5
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	NW 2	NE 5	NE 6	NE 6	SSE 8	SSE 5	S 6	S 7	S 7	SE 5	—	SSE 7	SSE 6	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 8	S 8	S 8	S 11	S 10	S 10
kJ	1	10	38	54	33	113	213	236	208	17	—	121	230	1618	1989	1842	1014	686	409	1030	1015	838
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	1	2	4	4
Distance (km)	20	27	3	0	20	91	10	10	10	10	33	82	258	258	536	46	10	12	536	10	10	10
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Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	1		1	1	1	1	1						2	2		2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	6	5	5	5	5	5	7	7	6	5	5	5	4	5	4	5	6	6	7	8	4	4

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