Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Friday 15 May 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
18.1° C
(Which is normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 7PM is: 2.4m 14s primary swell from a South direction and 1.6m 12s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm May 15). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 May)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (15 May)8ft (2.5m)14s
Evening (15 May)7.5ft (2.3m)14s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Fri afternoon, min 15°C on Fri night). Wind will be generally light.

Fri
15
Saturday
16
Sunday
17
Mon
18
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)
5
5
5
4
4
4
2
2
1
0
0
1
2
2
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
SW
13
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
2727
2487
2417
2103
1849
1536
1408
1162
1067
864
667
540
625
423
342
282
316
229
231
280
412
400
444
451
Wind (km/h)
20
W
15
W
10
SW
5
SE
5
NE
10
ENE
10
ENE
15
ENE
20
ENE
20
E
20
E
15
ENE
10
ENE
10
NE
5
NW
5
WNW
10
WSW
15
SW
15
SW
10
SW
5
WSW
10
W
5
W
5
SSW
off
off
cross-off
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
glassy
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
glassy
High Tide
2:34PM1.93m
2:46AM2.18m
3:17PM2.00m
3:30AM2.19m
4:00PM2.02m
4:14AM2.14m
Low Tide
8:26AM0.05m
8:34PM0.17m
9:08AM-0.02m
9:18PM0.12m
9:51AM-0.03m
10:03PM0.12m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
clear
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:20
7:20
7:22
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:40
5:39
5:38
5:37
Temp °C
17
19
18
17
17
16
15
15
17
18
17
16
17
17
18
18
19
19
17
16
16
16
16
17
14
16
16
16
16
14
13
12
14
14
14
13
15
16
17
16
17
17
16
16
17
16
16
18
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.5
S
14
2.4
S
14
2.3
S
13
2.1
S
13
2
SW
14
1.8
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.5
S
12
1.4
S
12
1.5
S
12
1.3
S
11
1.2
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
Energy kJ
2727
2487
2417
2103
1849
1487
1408
1162
1067
864
625
535
625
423
342
282
282
229
231
280
412
400
444
451
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.7
SW
11
1.6
SW
11
1.5
SW
12
1.6
SW
11
2
SW
15
2
SW
14
1.9
S
13
1.8
S
13
1.7
S
12
1.6
S
12
1.5
SW
12
1.4
SW
12
1.2
SW
12
1
SW
11
1
SW
11
0.9
WSW
11
1
SW
13
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
7
0.8
ESE
7
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
13
Energy kJ
690
650
604
622
1647
1536
1200
1044
843
723
667
540
449
233
246
227
316
55
59
64
62
133
174
212
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.4
SW
17
0.6
SW
16
0.6
SW
15
0.9
SW
15
1.7
WSW
11
0.6
SW
13
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.9
ESE
6
0.7
SW
10
0.7
SW
10
0.8
S
10
0.8
S
10
0.7
ESE
7
0.7
E
7
0.6
E
7
Energy kJ
104
206
188
385
622
142
50
66
55
110
108
138
133
48
45
33
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
E
3
0.6
E
3
0.5
E
3
0.7
E
4
0.7
E
5
Energy kJ
4
8
6
18
25
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
2
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Distance (km)
0
0
0
44
44
95
95
95
133
133
133
95
70
44
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
4
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
2
2
3
3
3
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
3
2
3
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
6
5
5
5
5
5
4
6
6
5
5
4
5
5
5
9
9
7
4
4
5
8
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