Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 pm 19 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

16.7° C

Dolphin Point surf forecast is for near shore open water. Breaking waves will often be smaller at less exposed spots.

Surf Forecasts:

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (19 Jul):

Morning surf: Morning surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (19 Jul, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 12s period with WSW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (19 Jul, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 9s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 9PM is: 2.5m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.9m 10s secondary swell from a Southeast direction, 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm July 19). The wind direction is predicted to be offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (19 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Afternoon (19 Jul)	7ft (2.1m)	12s
Evening (19 Jul)	8ft (2.5m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Some drizzle, heaviest during Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 17°C on Sun afternoon, min 12°C on Wed morning). Winds decreasing (fresh winds from the WSW on Sun afternoon, calm by Tue morning).
	Sun 19					Monday 20								Tuesday 21
	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)	2	2	2	3	4	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	3	2	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	WSW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SE 11	SE 12	SE 12	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13
Wave Graph
kJ	273	1215	800	1154	986	1439	1244	729	584	494	298	303	310	457	1042	1546	2089	2546	2503	2310	2103
Wind (km/h)	NW	WSW	WSW	W	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	WNW	SW	SW	SSW	WNW	WNW	W	W	SSW	SSE	SE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off	glassy	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide				7:08PM1.83m				7:22AM1.52m				7:49PM1.67m					8:08AM1.38m				8:37PM1.51m
Low Tide		12:47PM0.35m				1:27AM0.49m				1:22PM0.51m					2:11AM0.63m				2:02PM0.67m


	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	5:44	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:45	—	—
mm	—	—	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	15	15	13	13	13	13	15	16	16	15	15	14	13	13	14	15	14	13	13
Feels °C	12	12	9	10	8	10	11	10	12	14	15	14	14	12	11	12	14	13	12	11	11
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 8	SW 12	SE 10	SE 10	SE 10	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SE 12	SW 10	ESE 11	SSW 15	SSW 15	SSW 14	SSW 14	SSW 14	SW 13	SW 13
kJ	273	723	138	163	188	1089	918	729	584	494	268	303	241	335	1042	1546	2089	2546	2503	2310	2103
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 12	SE 9	SSE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	ESE 10	SE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	SE 11	SW 9	SE 12	SSW 16	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 11
kJ	236	79	33	19	18	164	128	154	285	280	298	179	303	457	329	323	247	242	234	173	176
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 9	S 10	SSW 15	E 10	E 10	SSE 9	SE 12	SSE 9	SSE 9	SSE 9	SW 12	SW 11	SSW 16	SW 8	SSE 6	SSE 6	SSE 6	—	—	—	—
kJ	65	50	42	17	8	17	75	16	16	16	108	142	310	78	13	7	7	—	—	—	—
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	WSW 12	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	WSW 11	WSW 11	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
kJ	—	1215	800	1154	986	1439	1244	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	2	3	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
Distance (km)	2	44	70	71	0	2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	133	133	133	113
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Rating (10 max)	3	3		4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	5	4	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	7	7	7	6	5	5	8	7	5	5	5	5	4	5	4	4	4	4	4	5

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