Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm 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
18.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 7PM is: 3.0m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 1.0m 11s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 6.

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 22°C on Sat afternoon, min 13°C on Thu night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
30
Friday
1
Saturday
2
Sun
3
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)
4
5
5
6
5
5
3
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
1
1
1
2
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.2
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
595
2883
4892
4982
4279
3651
2863
2421
2231
2402
2310
2254
2124
1977
1745
1628
1191
878
757
634
467
382
310
283
Wind (km/h)
5
ENE
5
SSW
20
SSW
10
SW
15
W
20
W
20
NW
15
WNW
10
WNW
15
WSW
10
S
5
N
15
WNW
15
NW
15
NW
10
NNW
15
NNW
5
WSW
10
SSE
10
E
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
N
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-on
cross
High Tide
3:00PM1.84m
3:07AM2.00m
3:29PM1.87m
3:36AM1.98m
3:58PM1.86m
4:04AM1.94m
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
part cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
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7:09
7:09
7:09
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5:53
5:52
5:52
5:51
Temp °C
16
18
17
15
15
14
13
13
17
20
19
18
17
17
17
18
21
22
22
19
19
18
18
18
15
17
14
13
13
11
10
10
15
17
16
16
13
13
13
15
18
20
20
17
16
15
16
17
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.5
SSE
12
2.2
SSW
18
3
SSW
17
3
SSW
16
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
13
2.5
SSW
12
3
SW
12
3
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.5
SW
12
2.2
SW
11
1.9
SW
11
1.8
SW
11
1.7
WSW
11
1.4
SW
11
1.3
WSW
11
1.2
SW
10
1.2
WSW
10
Energy kJ
595
2883
4892
4982
4279
3651
2863
2421
2231
2402
2310
2254
2124
1977
1745
1628
1191
878
757
634
467
382
310
283
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.1
SW
9
1.3
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
0.5
S
15
0.1
E
10
0.8
S
12
0.8
S
11
1
S
12
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1.1
S
11
1
S
11
0.9
S
11
0.9
S
11
Energy kJ
203
483
385
261
151
121
76
54
26
25
10
9
112
2
187
166
276
295
297
284
284
231
188
184
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
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
0.2
SSE
9
0.1
SE
9
0.5
S
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.4
SSE
15
0.5
S
14
0.4
SSE
15
0.3
SW
18
0.4
SW
18
0.5
SW
16
0.5
SW
16
Energy kJ
384
8
8
8
7
7
7
7
8
8
8
8
9
3
113
72
72
72
106
71
50
80
133
129
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
ENE
3
0.4
ENE
3
Energy kJ
1
3
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
2
3
3
2
3
Distance (km)
0
0
44
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
2
0
0
0
0
0
0
113
113
113
133
113
2
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
4
4
3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
5
5
6
6
6
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
3
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
5
5
6
6
6
7
7
6
6
5
5
9
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
5
4
4
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