Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Friday 08 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
18.6° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 2AM is: 3.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 1.3m 15s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 08). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-shore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 May)10ft (3.0m)13s
Afternoon (09 May)8ft (2.5m)12s
Evening (09 May)7.5ft (2.3m)12s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 9mm), mostly falling on Mon afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 11°C on Sun night). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NNW by Mon morning).

Fri
8
Saturday
9
Sunday
10
Mon
11
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
11 AM
2 PM
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
4
4
4
3
4
2
3
4
3
2
2
2
1
0
0
0
3
2
0
0
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Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.9
SE
11
2
W
13
1.2
SW
13
2.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
8
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
3.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
3936
3670
3514
3307
3065
2744
2331
1897
1632
1422
1313
1111
898
1370
475
1235
1569
3129
3543
3813
3167
2153
3683
7420
Wind (km/h)
5
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
10
N
5
E
15
SE
5
E
5
N
25
NW
35
NNW
35
W
35
NW
40
WNW
60
WNW
55
WNW
50
NW
30
NW
40
NNW
70
NNW
70
NW
50
WNW
cross
glassy
glassy
cross
cross-on
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
on
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
High Tide
7:45PM1.39m
7:58AM1.33m
9:15PM1.38m
9:44AM1.30m
10:44PM1.47m
11:15AM1.38m
Low Tide
1:55AM0.82m
2:28PM0.72m
3:36AM0.83m
3:58PM0.71m
5:08AM0.72m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
cloud
light rain
cloud
rain showers
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:15
7:16
7:16
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:45
5:45
5:44
5:44
1
2
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
14
14
17
19
18
17
16
17
16
14
14
15
13
12
11
11
13
15
19
17
15
15
14
14
13
12
15
18
15
16
15
12
8
7
7
6
1
0
0
4
4
1
5
8
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.9
SE
11
1.7
SE
11
1.4
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
0.8
SE
11
0.6
SE
11
4
SW
12
3.5
SW
12
3
SW
11
0.4
SE
12
0.4
SE
12
Energy kJ
3936
3670
3514
3307
3065
2744
2331
1897
1632
1422
1313
1111
898
696
475
377
258
162
92
3813
3167
2153
53
52
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
16
1.2
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.2
SW
13
0.4
SE
13
0.5
SE
11
0.6
SE
13
0.4
SE
12
0.3
SE
10
Energy kJ
560
693
695
685
598
590
590
520
513
428
398
340
295
466
46
55
104
54
15
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
WSW
12
0.5
S
9
0.3
E
10
0.4
WSW
8
0.1
S
22
0.4
SE
13
0.2
E
9
0.3
SE
10
0.1
E
9
Energy kJ
93
40
18
23
9
44
6
15
2
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
NNW
3
2
W
13
2
W
6
2.5
WSW
10
3.5
WSW
8
4
WSW
10
4
WSW
11
1
NW
5
0.7
NW
5
1.1
NNW
4
3.5
WSW
12
4.5
WSW
13
Energy kJ
6
1370
308
1235
1569
3129
3543
50
22
50
3683
7420
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
1
1
1
1
1
4
4
3
Distance (km)
70
0
0
2
2
2
2
0
133
95
0
2
113
206
188
188
926
188
188
188
95
789
749
737
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
2
4
2
4
4
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
9
5
4
4
4
4
4
9
9
7
6
5
4
5
4
4
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