Dolphin Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 13 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.4° C
0.1° 

Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.


How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (13 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Jul, local time) - 3.5ft (1.1m), 10s period with SSW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.4m), 8s period with ESE swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Jul, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 8s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 4PM is: 1.1m 10s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.4m 8s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 13). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (13 Jul)3.5ft (1.1m)10s
Afternoon (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.4m)8s
Evening (13 Jul)4.5ft (1.3m)8s

Table - waves today at Dolphin Point. (Swell directed towards the surf break)


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Mon afternoon, min 14°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.

Mon
13
Tuesday
14
Wednesday
15
Thu
16
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
2 AM
5 AM
8 AM
Rating
(10 max)
2
2
1
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
2
3
4
4
4
5
4
3
3
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
8
1.4
ESE
8
1.5
ESE
9
1.4
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.3
ESE
8
1.2
ESE
9
1.2
ESE
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
1.1
E
9
0.6
SW
17
1.9
SW
11
1.3
SW
16
1.9
SW
16
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
214
214
214
186
176
178
256
352
275
221
227
248
243
199
199
203
190
875
966
1719
3197
3126
2822
2356
Wind (km/h)
5
NNW
5
SE
10
SE
5
E
5
WNW
10
W
10
W
10
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
WNW
5
WNW
10
WNW
10
NW
10
W
15
WSW
15
S
5
SSW
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NE
5
NE
Wind State
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
3:03PM1.92m
3:18AM2.04m
3:48PM2.04m
4:03AM2.07m
4:31PM2.11m
4:45AM2.04m
Low Tide
8:53AM0.14m
9:12PM0.22m
9:39AM0.05m
10:00PM0.14m
10:20AM0.01m
10:44PM0.11m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:37
7:37
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:39
5:40
5:42
5:42
 mm
Temp °C
16
18
17
16
16
15
15
15
16
17
15
15
15
15
14
15
16
18
16
16
15
15
14
14
Feels °C
15
17
15
15
15
13
13
13
14
14
13
14
14
14
12
13
13
15
14
17
16
15
13
13
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