Surf Forecasts:
Dolphinarium surf forecast from 8 Aug 2026:
- Most powerful swell: Sunday 9 Aug, 3PM (local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 6s period, WNW swell with 49 kJ wave energy.
Best Forecast Surf Conditions for Dolphinarium this week:
The most powerful waves expected at Dolphinarium in the next 16 days are 0.8m 6s and forecast to arrive on Sunday (Aug 09) at 3PM. 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 | 3PM (Sun 9th Aug) | 2.5ft (0.8m) 6s |
Table - best surf conditions forecast for Dolphinarium over the next 16 days.
The Lowdown
Alright folks, Rusty here. Gotta be straight with you – the outlook for the next 16 days is a tough one. We’ve got a real flat spell on the horizon.
Looking at the whole run, starting from Saturday the 8th of August, there’s nothing on the cards that’s worth paddling out for. The whole 16-day window is a write-off for surf. The first few days are tiny, and the trend just doesn’t change. The swell is basically non-existent the whole way through, with barely a ripple to get excited about.
The only spot on the radar is Dolphinarium. It’s a beginner-friendly break, exposed to the swell, and it’s fairly consistent, but the problem is there’s simply no swell to be consistent with. The optimum direction is NW, and we do get some small pulses from that direction, but they’re all weak. The combined wave energy sits in the low double digits for most of the time, often just 8 to 31 (moderate energy at best, but mostly weak). That’s tiny, gutless stuff.
The water temperature is sitting at 85°, which is a touch warmer than normal for this time of year. A few mornings there’s a glassy surface, like the Sunday the 9th morning, the Wednesday the 12th morning, and the Sunday the 23rd morning, which would be beautiful if there was any swell. The wind is often light and cross-offshore in the mornings, which is normally a dream, but right now it’s just a clean, flat pond.
We do get a few little pulses of swell later on, like around the 17th and 18th of August, where the wave energy climbs to 59 and 81 (still weak energy), but the swell height is barely 3 ft, and the period is a short 7 seconds. That’s just slop. The afternoons are consistently ruined by moderate cross-onshore winds, making it choppy on top of the tiny waves.
Honestly, it’s a blank run. For a spot like this, it’s not unusual to have stretches like this, but it’s still frustrating. The only positive is that it tends not to stay this poor for long, and forecasts can change. For now, leave the board in the shed. If you’re desperate, you could try a morning session with a glass-off and a tiny cross-off breeze, but you’ll be doing more floating than surfing.
Rusty out.
Short Range ForecastMostly dry. Warm (max 31°C on Mon morning, min 26°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light. | Days 5-7 Weather SummaryMostly dry. Warm (max 32°C on Wed afternoon, min 26°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light. | |||||||||||||||||||
Sat 8 | Sunday 9 | Monday 10 | Tuesday 11 | Wednesday 12 | Thursday 13 | Friday 14 | ||||||||||||||
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 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | WNW 6 |
Wave Graph  | ||||||||||||||||||||
 kJ | 38 | 35 | 39 | 49 | 26 | 16 | 27 | 29 | 16 | 32 | 10 | 15 | 20 | 10 | 9 | 16 | 22 | 14 | 17 | 16 |
Wind (km/h) | ||||||||||||||||||||
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy | cross-on | glassy | cross | cross-on | cross-on | cross-on | on | cross-on | on | on | cross-on | glassy | on | cross-on | glassy | cross-on | cross | cross-off | cross-on | cross |
High Tide | 8:53PM0.25m | 8:28AM0.33m | 9:41PM0.28m | 9:21AM0.37m | 10:18PM0.31m | 10:05AM0.40m | 10:51PM0.33m | 10:43AM0.42m | 11:22PM0.35m | 11:19AM0.42m | 11:52PM0.36m | 11:52AM0.41m | 00:20AM0.36m | |||||||
Low Tide | 2:10AM0.15m | 3:22PM0.05m | 3:10AM0.12m | 4:04PM0.02m | 3:55AM0.09m | 4:40PM-0.01m | 4:33AM0.06m | 5:13PM-0.02m | 5:09AM0.04m | 5:44PM-0.02m | 5:43AM0.03m | 6:13PM-0.00m | ||||||||
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 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:01 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:03 | — | — | 6:05 | — | — |
 | 7:31 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:30 | — | — | 7:29 | — | — | 7:28 | — | — | 7:27 | — | — | 7:25 | — |
mm | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Temp °C | 29 | 27 | 29 | 29 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 28 | 30 | 30 | 28 |
Feels °C | 30 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 30 | 31 | 30 | 28 | 31 | 30 | 29 | 31 | 32 | 29 | 32 | 31 | 31 | 32 | 31 | 32 |
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | WNW 6 | NW 6 | — | NW 6 | NW 6 | NW 8 | WNW 7 | WNW 6 | — | NW 6 | WNW 6 | — | N 4 | NW 6 | — | WNW 6 | WNW 6 | — | WNW 6 |
| kJ | — | 35 | 39 | — | 26 | 16 | 17 | 29 | 16 | — | 10 | 15 | — | 5 | 9 | — | 22 | 14 | — | 16 |
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | W 9 | — | — | N 4 | — | N 4 | N 4 | — | NW 6 | N 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | — | 5 | 1 | — | 10 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s) | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | NW 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| kJ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s) | WNW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | N 4 | — | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | NW 6 | — | — | WNW 6 | — |
| kJ | 38 | — | — | 49 | — | — | 27 | 8 | — | 32 | — | — | 20 | — | — | 16 | — | — | 17 | — |
Nearest Offshore or Glassy | ||||||||||||||||||||
Distance (km) | 3723 | 3413 | 2229 | 2229 | 443 | 3402 | 1336 | 443 | 443 | 3606 | 2808 | 937 | 3341 | 2229 | 1336 | 1336 | 1073 | 3442 | 3718 | 1073 |
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