Dolphin Point surfForecast / NSW – South Coast / Australia

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 9 am Saturday 16 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
21.9° 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 4PM is: 1.6m 8s primary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 09:00am May 16). An open ocean swell of 0.1m 13s is not directed at the surf break. The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (AEST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (16 May)3.5ft (1.1m)7s
Afternoon (16 May)5ft (1.6m)8s
Evening (16 May)5ft (1.6m)8s

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 Mon night. Warm (max 22°C on Mon morning, min 15°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Monday
18
Tue
19
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
7 PM
10 PM
1 AM
4 AM
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
0
0
1
1
2
3
3
2
1
1
2
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
107
134
284
310
310
349
450
522
737
773
749
851
847
796
775
775
692
631
559
547
471
460
422
422
Wind (km/h)
5
WNW
0
NNW
10
ENE
15
NE
15
N
15
N
10
NNW
10
NW
10
NW
10
N
15
NE
15
NE
10
N
10
NW
5
WNW
5
WSW
5
WNW
5
NNW
10
NE
10
E
5
N
5
W
5
WSW
15
SW
off
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
cross-on
cross
cross-off
off
off
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
High Tide
7:35AM1.35m
7:49PM1.89m
8:31AM1.31m
8:35PM1.94m
9:28AM1.27m
9:23PM1.95m
Low Tide
1:17PM0.33m
2:33AM0.15m
2:03PM0.38m
3:27AM0.10m
2:50PM0.43m
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:46
6:47
6:48
6:48
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:01
5:00
5:00
5:00
1
3
Temp °C
15
17
19
19
18
17
16
16
15
18
21
20
19
19
19
18
17
20
22
20
19
19
16
15
15
18
18
18
17
16
15
16
14
17
19
19
18
19
18
17
16
19
20
19
19
19
16
14
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
E
7
1.2
E
7
1.5
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.6
E
8
1.8
E
8
1.9
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
8
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.3
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.2
ENE
9
2.1
ENE
9
2
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.9
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
9
1.8
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
1.7
ENE
8
Energy kJ
107
134
284
310
310
349
450
522
737
773
749
851
847
796
775
775
692
631
559
547
471
460
422
422
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
ENE
9
0.7
ENE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
13
0.2
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
8
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
15
0.1
S
14
Energy kJ
25
64
7
3
5
1
1
3
1
3
3
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SSE
8
0.1
SE
13
0.1
S
16
0.1
S
13
0.1
S
12
0.1
S
12
Energy kJ
13
7
5
3
3
3
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
Energy kJ
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
3
2
2
2
2
Distance (km)
0
0
5
16
5
5
0
0
0
5
5
5
5
0
0
0
0
0
5
27
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in South Coast - New South Wales
Rating
(10 max)
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Australia
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
3
3
3
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
5
4
5
4
7
9
9
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
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