Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 3 pm Thursday 21 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
21.6° 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 9PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm May 21). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 16s is not directed at the surf break, a second open ocean swell of 1.9m 8s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 2.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (21 May)--
Afternoon (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Evening (21 May)3.5ft (1.1m)10s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 7mm), mostly falling on Sat night. Very mild (max 19°C on Sun morning, min 12°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
21
Friday
22
Saturday
23
Sun
24
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
1 AM
4 AM
7 AM
10 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
1
1
0
0
1
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
265
260
260
260
204
163
157
211
288
355
550
692
671
742
816
640
1048
1367
1738
1848
1857
1870
1902
1902
Wind (km/h)
20
SSW
15
S
15
SSW
15
SW
20
SW
20
SW
15
SW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
S
15
SSE
10
SSE
10
SSE
10
SE
10
SE
5
S
10
S
10
S
10
SSW
5
NW
10
WSW
5
W
5
W
0
N
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
off
glassy
glassy
High Tide
12:31PM1.18m
00:03AM1.73m
1:37PM1.20m
1:03AM1.62m
2:41PM1.25m
2:05AM1.51m
Low Tide
5:35PM0.64m
7:13AM0.19m
6:43PM0.70m
8:09AM0.24m
7:59PM0.72m
9:02AM0.28m
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
rain showers
cloud
part cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:50
6:50
6:52
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
4:58
4:58
4:57
4:57
1
1
1
1
2
1
Temp °C
16
16
15
14
13
12
12
13
14
16
16
16
16
16
17
16
17
17
17
16
15
15
16
18
12
12
12
10
9
8
8
10
11
14
14
14
14
14
15
15
16
16
16
16
14
15
16
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1.1
ENE
10
1
E
10
0.9
ENE
10
0.9
ENE
10
1.1
E
9
1.3
E
9
1.4
ESE
9
0.5
S
7
0.4
S
7
1.9
ESE
10
2
ESE
10
2
E
10
1.8
ESE
10
2.2
E
10
2.4
E
11
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
2.5
E
12
Energy kJ
265
260
260
260
204
163
157
211
288
355
25
15
671
742
816
640
1048
1367
1738
1848
1857
1870
1902
1902
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.2
S
14
0.3
S
14
0.3
S
13
0.6
SSW
8
0.4
S
7
0.2
S
11
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.4
S
8
0.9
ENE
11
0.3
S
8
0.2
S
19
0.2
S
18
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
5
5
5
4
16
33
30
44
17
10
19
18
19
213
11
28
25
5
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SSW
14
0.4
SSW
13
0.3
S
12
0.2
S
12
0.4
S
8
0.1
S
20
0.2
S
16
0.2
S
15
0.1
S
19
Energy kJ
62
57
27
11
20
8
20
18
7
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.9
S
8
1.8
S
8
1.8
SSE
8
1.9
SSE
7
1.9
SSE
6
1.8
SSE
7
1.6
SSE
7
1.5
SSE
7
0.9
SSE
7
0.8
S
7
1.7
ESE
10
1.9
ESE
10
Energy kJ
443
362
385
375
289
285
237
215
66
66
550
692
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
1
2
2
1
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
10
10
0
3
10
10
10
3
0
10
10
10
10
10
10
3
10
10
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
3
3
2
2
2
3
2
2
3
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
5
7
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
7
7
7
6
5
7
5
7
7
8
8
7
6
7
5
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  • Ocean Swells (m)
  • Wind Speed (km/h)
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