Surf Forecasts:
Dolphinarium surf forecast from 29 Jul 2026:
- Best quality surf: Thursday 30 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period, WNW swell with glassy winds.
- Most powerful swell: Friday 31 Jul, 12PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 8s period, WNW swell with 78 kJ wave energy.
- Next surfable swell (1★+): Thursday 30 Jul, 6AM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 7s period with WNW swell.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dolphinarium this week:
The surf forecast for Dolphinarium over the next 16 days: The first swell (rated 1 star or higher) is forecast to arrive on Thursday (Jul 30) at 6AM. The primary swell is predicted to be 0.8m and 7s period. The wind is predicted to be glassy as the swell arrives.
The most powerful waves expected at Dolphinarium in the next 16 days are 0.8m 8s and forecast to arrive on Friday (Jul 31) at 12PM. 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+) | 6AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Best Surf | 6AM (Thu 30th Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 7s |
| Most Powerful | 12PM (Fri 31st Jul) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 8s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dolphinarium over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Let’s get straight into it. The only spot on the radar for this 16-day stretch is Dolphinarium. It’s a beginner-friendly break, but the truth is, it’s going to be a real struggle to find a decent wave for the vast majority of the forecast.
The opening week is pretty grim. Wednesday the 29th and Thursday the 30th of July have some tiny swell, but the conditions are mostly poor with cross-off or onshore winds messing things up. The water is sitting at 84°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. The best window in the early days is Thursday morning the 30th of July. The swell is a weak 3ft from the NW, with a period of just 7 seconds – not much power behind it. The combined energy is at a very low 71. But the wind is glassy, dead calm. That will make the surface smooth as a mirror. It’s surfable, but don’t expect any punch.
The rest of the first week and into the start of August is a write-off. We’re looking at a long stretch of poor surf conditions, with very weak swell and onshore winds. There’s a decent gap of no real surfable waves from Friday the 31st of July right through to the 5th of August.
We get a slight uptick in quality on the 6th and 7th of August, but it’s still nothing to write home about. Thursday morning the 6th offers a clean wave with a light cross-off breeze from the SW, and a 3ft swell from the NW. The conditions are described as "surfable but very ordinary." Friday morning the 7th is the closest thing to a standout in the whole period. The wind is glassy, completely calm, and the swell is 3ft from the WNW with a 7-second period. The combined energy is a weak 50. It will be clean, but it’s tiny, gutless, and pretty inconsistent. For a beginner, it’s as good as it gets in this run, but it’s not going to get the heart racing.
After that, from the 8th of August onwards, the swell drops away completely. We’re looking at swell heights of 0.9ft to 2ft, with combined energy falling into the single digits and low twenties. The wind is all over the place, from glassy to howling onshore. There’s a massive dry spell from the 8th through to the 13th, with only a few small windows of clean-but-tiny surf on the morning of the 11th and 12th of August. The pick of the second week is probably Thursday morning the 13th of August, with a 2ft WNW swell, glassy conditions, and a light offshore wind from the SW. It’s small, but it will be clean.
Overall, don’t get your hopes up. The first few days are a test of patience, and the back half of the run is almost completely flat. If you’re a beginner and you want to get wet, the Thursday morning of the 30th of July or the Friday morning of the 7th of August are your best bet for clean, small waves. For anyone else, it’s time to find another hobby for a bit.
Rusty.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Thu afternoon, min 26°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 4-6 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Sat morning, min 27°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wednesday 29 | Thursday 30 | Friday 31 | Saturday 1 | Sunday 2 | Monday 3 | Tuesday 4 | |||||||||||||||
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Swell Height Map |  |  |  |  |  |  |  | ||||||||||||||
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | WNW 5 | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | NW 6 | NW 5 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 |
Wave Graph  | |||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 17 | 23 | 47 | 71 | 49 | 26 | 67 | 60 | 67 | 47 | 57 | 32 | 22 | 26 | 15 | 19 | 46 | 35 | 39 | 58 | 39 |
Wind (km/h) | |||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-off | cross-on | glassy | glassy | on | glassy | cross-on | on | cross | on | on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on |
High Tide | 10:57AM0.39m | 11:34PM0.32m | 11:26AM0.40m | 00:00AM0.33m | 11:55AM0.40m | 00:27AM0.34m | 12:25PM0.39m | 00:55AM0.34m | 12:56PM0.37m | 1:25AM0.34m | 1:29PM0.34m | 1:59AM0.33m | 2:08PM0.30m | 2:39AM0.32m | |||||||
Low Tide | 5:27PM0.01m | 5:16AM0.07m | 5:54PM0.01m | 5:46AM0.06m | 6:20PM0.01m | 6:17AM0.06m | 6:47PM0.02m | 6:50AM0.06m | 7:14PM0.03m | 7:25AM0.07m | 7:43PM0.06m | 8:07AM0.09m | 8:16PM0.09m | ||||||||
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 | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:54 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:56 | — | — | 5:58 | — | — |
 | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:39 | — | — | 7:38 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:37 | — | — | 7:36 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 30 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 | 29 | 30 | 27 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 29 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 30 | 29 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | NW 7 | NW 7 | NW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 8 | NW 8 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | — | WNW 7 | NW 7 | NW 5 | NW 5 | WNW 5 | — | NW 5 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 |
| kJ | 17 | — | 47 | 71 | 49 | 26 | 67 | 60 | 67 | 47 | — | 32 | 22 | 1 | 15 | 19 | — | 35 | 39 | — | 39 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | WNW 9 | — | — | — | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 7 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 8 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | — |
| kJ | — | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 57 | — | — | 26 | — | — | 46 | — | — | 58 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | |||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 393 | 396 | 1 | 0 | 1336 | 1073 | 1336 | 1336 | 1 | 2229 | 3497 | 937 | 1336 | 1336 | 2032 | 3374 | 2229 | 3003 | 2229 | 2229 | 112 |
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