Dolphin Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 am 01 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.0°C
0.4° 

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 (01 Sep):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (01 Sep, local time) - 7.5ft (2.3m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (01 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 13s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (01 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 11AM is: 2.4m 13s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.4m 10s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 07:00am September 01). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (01 Sep)7.5ft (2.3m)13s
Afternoon (01 Sep)8ft (2.5m)13s
Evening (01 Sep)10ft (3.0m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 6mm), mostly falling on Thu morning. Very mild (max 16°C on Wed afternoon, min 11°C on Tue morning). Mainly strong winds.

Tuesday
1
Wednesday
2
Thursday
3
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)
4
4
4
4
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
1
1
1
2
4
4
4
0
0
0
0
0
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.1
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.5
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.3
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.5
SW
12
3
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
8
3.5
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
3
SSE
9
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1250
1543
1942
2454
2923
3391
3523
3348
3020
2549
2376
2094
1945
1806
1583
1352
824
667
902
1529
1716
1569
1647
Wind (km/h)
10
W
5
WNW
5
SW
15
SW
20
SSW
15
WSW
10
WNW
15
NNW
10
NW
10
NNW
5
ESE
15
SSE
20
ESE
15
E
15
ESE
5
SE
0
NNE
10
SSW
50
SE
45
SSE
45
SSE
40
SE
40
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-on
on
on
on
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
High Tide
5:50PM2.01m
6:08AM1.75m
6:27PM1.85m
6:50AM1.58m
7:15PM1.65m
Low Tide
11:33AM0.19m
00:04AM0.25m
12:08PM0.33m
00:45AM0.41m
12:51PM0.51m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
cloud
light rain
part cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:52
6:52
6:50
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:15
6:15
6:15
 mm
3
1
1
Temp °C
11
11
13
15
13
13
13
12
13
13
15
16
15
13
13
14
14
15
15
15
15
15
16
Feels °C
9
9
12
12
9
10
11
10
11
11
14
13
11
10
11
14
14
13
6
6
6
7
8
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