Dolphin Point Surf Forecast

/ Overberg (23 surf breaks) /

South Africa (276 surf breaks) / Lat Long: (34.39° S 21.41° E)

Surf Forecasts:

Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 am Saturday 30 May 2026 SAST

Forecast update in hr min s Forecast update imminent

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 17.8° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (30 May):

Morning surf: Morning surf (30 May, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 13s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (30 May, local time) - 5.5ft (1.7m), 12s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (30 May, local time) - 5ft (1.5m), 12s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 2PM is: 1.7m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.7m 6s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am May 30). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (30 May)	6ft (1.9m)	13s
Afternoon (30 May)	5.5ft (1.7m)	12s
Evening (30 May)	5ft (1.5m)	12s

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

Updates in hr min s Forecast update imminent

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 22°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Sat morning). Wind will be generally light.
	Saturday 30							Sunday 31								Monday 1								Tue 2
	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	2 AM
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 12	SW 11
Wave Graph
kJ	1452	1306	1092	874	785	700	635	772	971	846	819	748	661	546	503	442	420	492	492	606	784	932	805	626
Wind (km/h)	WNW	W	W	SW	S	E	NE	ENE	ENE	NE	NE	SE	SE	W	WSW	WSW	WSW	WSW	SSW	SSW	SSW	SW	WSW	W
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-off	off	off	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	glassy	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	off
High Tide					3:10PM1.75m				3:16AM1.84m				3:43PM1.77m				3:49AM1.84m				4:15PM1.77m
Low Tide			9:03AM0.29m				9:11PM0.41m				9:34AM0.27m				9:43PM0.40m				10:04AM0.27m				10:15PM0.41m


	7:30	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:31
	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:31	—	—	5:31
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	15	16	17	16	15	15	15	15	15	18	22	20	19	18	18	17	16	18	19	17	17	16	16
Feels °C	14	13	14	16	16	15	14	13	13	13	17	21	19	19	17	17	15	15	18	18	17	16	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 13	SW 12	SW 11
kJ	1452	1306	1092	874	785	700	635	772	971	846	819	748	661	546	503	442	420	492	492	606	784	932	805	626
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	ESE 6	E 6	E 6	ESE 5	ESE 5	ESE 8	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	E 8	E 8	E 7	E 7
kJ	66	68	50	36	24	16	9	9	23	29	28	29	17	25	25	55	54	49	49	52	55	55	54	40
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 5	—	—	—	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	—	S 10	SSW 15	—	—	—	E 7	—	SSW 12
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	7	7	13	5	—	—	—	12	14	14	—	2	71	—	—	—	54	—	29
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	WSW 3
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Gourits Mouth Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dias Beach Garden Route	Jongensfontein Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3	1	3	1	3	3	2	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
Distance (km)	0	0	0	0	70	44	70	113	113	72	8	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Jongensfontein	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point		Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Hawston	Bettys Bay	Jongensfontein	Jongensfontein	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Vleesbaai	Vleesbaai	Jongensfontein	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	3		3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3	3	3	4	3	3
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Mtati Eastern Cape (S)	Doring Bay West Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	6	8	7	7	7	7	7	6	6	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	5	5	5

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