Surf Forecasts:
How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (18 Aug):
- Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (18 Aug, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period with E swell.
- Evening surf: Evening surf (18 Aug, local time) - 1.5ft (0.5m), 12s period with E swell.
The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 7PM is: 0.4m 13s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 0.9m 5s secondary swell from a East-northeast direction (forecast issued at 03:00pm August 18). An open ocean swell of 0.5m 10s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.
| Time (AEST) & Date | Wave Height | Wave Period |
|---|---|---|
| Morning (18 Aug) | - | - |
| Afternoon (18 Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) | 6s |
| Evening (18 Aug) | 1.5ft (0.5m) | 12s |
Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 21°C on Thu morning, min 13°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | ||||||||||||||||||
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 | |
Swell Height Map | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | E 6 | ESE 13 | E 12 | ENE 7 | ESE 11 | E 6 | E 6 | E 10 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NE 6 |
Wave Graph | ||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 38 | 53 | 76 | 78 | 70 | 64 | 53 | 53 | 133 | 145 | 124 | 104 | 99 | 67 | 65 | 58 | 86 | 68 | 39 | |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off | cross-off |
High Tide | 12:20PM1.47m | 00:23AM1.24m | 1:08PM1.47m | 1:19AM1.13m | 1:59PM1.47m | |||||||||||||||
Low Tide | 6:37PM0.57m | 6:28AM0.48m | 7:40PM0.60m | 7:10AM0.56m | 8:49PM0.60m | |||||||||||||||
— | — | — | — | — | 6:35 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6:33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
— | 5:27 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 5:29 | — | — | |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 16 | 16 | 15 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 15 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 17 | 15 | 15 | 16 | 19 | 21 | 18 | 17 | 16 |
Feels °C | 13 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 13 | 16 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 14 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | E 6 | S 10 | S 10 | E 12 | NE 4 | ESE 11 | ESE 6 | E 6 | E 10 | E 10 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 9 | ESE 8 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 |
32 | 48 | 46 | 76 | 16 | 70 | 50 | 52 | 50 | 47 | 29 | 53 | 31 | 28 | 26 | 17 | 58 | 60 | 56 | 39 | |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | S 11 | ESE 13 | ESE 13 | ESE 7 | ESE 11 | NE 5 | ESE 10 | E 10 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | E 11 | S 8 | E 11 | E 11 | E 11 | ESE 6 | ESE 8 | SE 8 | ESE 7 |
55 | 35 | 53 | 21 | 73 | 11 | 60 | 53 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 5 | |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | ESE 14 | E 10 | E 10 | S 10 | ESE 7 | SE 7 | S 8 | S 8 | S 8 | S 15 | E 10 | SE 14 | E 11 | S 14 | S 14 | S 13 | E 11 | E 10 | E 10 | S 12 |
41 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 26 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | E 6 | ENE 5 | NE 4 | ENE 7 | NNE 4 | E 6 | ENE 5 | ENE 5 | NE 5 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | NE 6 | — | NE 6 | NNE 6 | NW 3 |
— | 38 | 40 | 21 | 78 | 11 | 64 | 45 | 53 | 133 | 145 | 124 | 104 | 99 | 67 | 65 | — | 86 | 68 | 3 | |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 5 | 16 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 149 | 167 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 49 |
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