Surf Break

Lat Long: 35.41° S 150.45° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 9 pm 30 Sep 2026 (local time)

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Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
18.4°C
1.3° 

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 (01 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Oct, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 7s period with NE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Oct, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 6s period with NE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 2AM is: 1.7m 7s primary swell from a Northeast direction and 1.4m 7s secondary swell from a Northeast direction (forecast issued at 09:00pm September 30). An open ocean swell of 0.6m 11s 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 (01 Oct)4.5ft (1.3m)7s
Afternoon (01 Oct)5ft (1.5m)7s
Evening (01 Oct)5.5ft (1.7m)6s

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


Short Range Forecast

Heavy rain (total 38mm), heaviest during Fri night. Warm (max 29°C on Thu morning, min 15°C on Fri night). Mainly fresh winds.

Wed
30
Thursday
1
Friday
2
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
Rating
(10 max)
2
1
2
1
1
1
1
0
1
1
0
2
2
1
1
0
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.3
NE
7
1.2
NE
7
1.4
NE
7
1.6
NE
7
1.7
NE
6
1.7
NE
7
1.5
NE
7
1.4
NE
8
1.4
NE
8
1.3
NE
8
1.2
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
8
1.1
NE
7
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
279
240
268
174
189
152
209
221
209
248
218
229
235
210
164
125
141
121
Wind (km/h)
15
NNW
10
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
WNW
10
NNW
10
NNE
20
NNE
15
NNE
15
N
30
SSW
10
SSW
10
SSW
5
S
5
NE
10
N
10
WSW
15
WSW
Wind State
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
glassy
cross
cross-off
off
High Tide
11:01PM1.28m
11:11AM1.70m
00:01AM1.19m
12:06PM1.68m
Low Tide
5:01PM0.30m
4:40AM0.46m
6:01PM0.32m
5:29AM0.55m
7:09PM0.34m
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light rain
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Temp °C
25
23
21
21
21
27
29
28
23
22
17
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18
18
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Feels °C
22
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