Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 am Thursday 30 Apr 2026 SAST
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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
19.0° C
(Which is 1.0°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 4AM is: 2.0m 12s primary swell from a South-southeast direction and 1.2m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (30 Apr)5.5ft (1.7m)12s
Afternoon (30 Apr)8ft (2.4m)17s
Evening (30 Apr)10ft (3.0m)15s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thursday
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
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
11 AM
2 PM
5 PM
8 PM
11 PM
Rating
(10 max)
3
2
4
3
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
2.2
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1240
954
774
669
2883
4892
4982
4279
3651
3051
2421
2231
2402
2310
2254
2244
2190
1530
1106
1046
894
713
595
523
Wind (km/h)
10
ENE
10
NE
5
SE
5
ENE
5
S
15
SSW
15
SW
10
WNW
20
W
15
WNW
15
WNW
10
NW
15
WSW
15
SW
15
WNW
15
NW
10
NW
15
NW
15
NNW
15
NNW
5
SW
5
SE
10
ENE
10
ENE
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
on
cross-on
High Tide
2:38AM1.98m
3:00PM1.84m
3:07AM2.00m
3:29PM1.87m
3:36AM1.98m
3:58PM1.86m
Low Tide
8:58AM0.18m
9:01PM0.28m
9:24AM0.16m
9:29PM0.28m
9:50AM0.17m
9:57PM0.30m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
part cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
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7:07
7:09
7:09
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5:53
5:52
5:52
Temp °C
14
14
14
16
18
17
15
15
14
13
13
17
20
20
19
18
18
18
18
21
23
23
20
21
12
12
13
15
17
14
12
13
11
10
10
15
16
17
16
14
14
14
14
17
22
22
18
19
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SSE
12
1.8
SSE
12
1.7
SSE
12
1.6
SSE
12
2.2
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.4
SW
12
2.1
SW
11
2.1
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.6
WSW
11
1.5
WSW
11
Energy kJ
1240
954
774
669
2883
4892
4982
4279
3651
3051
2421
2231
2402
2310
2254
2244
2190
1530
1106
1046
894
713
595
523
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.4
SW
13
1.2
SW
12
1
SW
11
1.1
SW
9
1.4
SSE
12
1.2
SSE
12
1
SSE
11
0.8
SSE
11
0.7
SE
11
0.6
SSE
11
0.5
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.2
SSE
10
0.1
SE
9
0.1
E
10
0.8
S
12
1.1
S
12
1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
Energy kJ
613
428
224
203
550
385
261
151
121
76
54
26
25
10
9
3
2
184
341
253
244
240
289
235
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.2
E
10
0.7
SSW
15
0.9
SSW
14
1
SSW
14
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.2
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
9
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
14
0.3
SSE
15
0.3
SW
18
Energy kJ
8
199
294
384
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
2
3
112
72
72
107
69
42
50
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
WNW
3
Energy kJ
5
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
Distance (km)
133
95
95
72
0
70
70
70
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
131
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
3
4
4
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
5
6
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
5
6
6
6
7
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
7
5
5
4
4
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