Surf Forecasts:
Dolphinarium surf forecast from 18 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Wednesday 19 Aug, 12AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 7s period, NW swell with 46 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dolphinarium this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Dolphinarium in the next 16 days are 0.7m 7s and forecast to arrive on Wednesday (Aug 19) at 12AM. Winds are predicted to be cross-onshore at the time the swell arrives.
| Wave Type | Time (IDT) & Date | Wave Height & Period |
|---|---|---|
| Next good surf (1 star+) | - | - |
| Best Surf | - | - |
| Most Powerful | 12AM (Wed 19th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.7m) 7s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dolphinarium over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright, I'll level with you. Over the next 16 days, Dolphinarium is mostly flat and messy. We're staring down a long stretch of weak, small swell and onshore wind that's going to keep the waves choppy and uninviting. Most of it's a skip.
Right now, Tuesday the 18th of August, we've got a tiny 3ft swell from the WNW, but that cross-on wind out of the NW at 12 mph is ruining it. Choppy and ugly – leave the board at home.
Wednesday the 19th stays small, with 2ft swells and onshore wind. The pattern is stale.
Thursday the 20th through the rest of the week is the same story – waves around 1ft to 2ft, mostly with onshore or cross-onshore wind. There's a brief glassy moment on Saturday the 22nd of August morning with 2ft from the NW, but the swell is just too small to get any glide.
Monday the 25th of August morning gives us another glassy window – calm wind, 2ft swell – but it's barely a ripple.
The first glimmer of something usable comes on Saturday the 29th of August morning. The swell bumps to 3ft from the WNW, period at 8 seconds, and combined energy reads 71 (light). Most importantly, it's glassy. The surface will be clean, and the report calls it "surfable waves but very ordinary conditions." It's not epic, but it's your best window for a longboard or a funboard.
Then Monday the 31st of August morning brings a bigger pulse – 4ft from the WNW with 8-second period and combined energy up to 161 (moderate). That's the most size of the whole run. But the wind is light cross-shore from the WSW at 3 mph, so expect a bit of texture. More powerful but not perfect.
Tuesday the 1st of September morning also offers a chance: 3ft, WNW, period 8 seconds, glassy, with combined energy at 112 (moderate). Again, ordinary but clean.
Water temp at the start is a balmy 86°F, which is much warmer than average for this time of year – that's a big anomaly.
So the call is: Saturday the 29th of August morning and Tuesday the 1st of September morning are your best bets for clean, small waves. The Monday the 31st has the most size but rougher conditions. The rest of the forecast is a dud. Plan for a mellow, low-expectation session.
That's the word from me.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri morning, min 25°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 29°C on Fri afternoon, min 26°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Tue 18 | Wednesday 19 | Thursday 20 | Friday 21 | Saturday 22 | Sunday 23 | Monday 24 | ||||||||||||||
PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | AM | PM | Night | |
Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | |||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NNW 3 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 66 | 46 | 26 | 29 | 21 | 9 | 6 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 11 | 17 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 22 | 16 | 15 | 23 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross-on | cross | cross-on | glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy |
High Tide | 2:11AM0.31m | 2:25PM0.24m | 2:48AM0.28m | 3:23PM0.20m | 4:07AM0.25m | 9:12PM0.20m | 7:17AM0.26m | 9:16PM0.23m | 8:27AM0.29m | 9:35PM0.26m | 9:07AM0.32m | 9:56PM0.29m | ||||||||
Low Tide | 7:49PM0.11m | 8:38AM0.12m | 8:08PM0.14m | 9:46AM0.15m | 8:24PM0.17m | 1:27PM0.16m | 00:10AM0.20m | 2:45PM0.13m | 2:19AM0.17m | 3:18PM0.09m | 3:02AM0.14m | 3:45PM0.06m | 3:33AM0.11m | |||||||
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 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:07 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:09 | — | — | 6:11 | — | — |
 | 7:22 | — | — | 7:21 | — | — | 7:20 | — | — | 7:19 | — | — | 7:17 | — | — | 7:16 | — | — | 7:15 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 28 | 27 | 28 | 28 | 26 | 28 | 28 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 28 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 31 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | NW 7 | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 5 | W 6 | — | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 5 | — | WNW 5 | WNW 5 | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 46 | 26 | — | — | 9 | 1 | — | 13 | — | 14 | 11 | — | 17 | 18 | — | 22 | 16 | — | 23 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | W 7 | — | — | NW 7 | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 7 | — | — | NW 6 | NW 5 | — | NNW 3 | NW 5 | — | NW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | WNW 5 | — | — | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | 66 | — | — | 29 | 21 | — | 6 | 22 | — | 14 | — | — | 17 | — | — | 19 | — | — | 15 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 2229 | 1 | 2071 | 2229 | 2229 | 2229 | 2229 | 2229 | 2229 | 2469 | 2410 | 2229 | 2229 | 2229 | 346 | 2229 | 2229 | 2145 | 2226 | 2314 |
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