Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 7 pm Thursday 07 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
18.9° C
(Which is slightly warmer than usual)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 12AM is: 4.0m 13s primary swell from a Southeast direction and 0.7m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm May 07). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 7.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 May)--
Afternoon (08 May)15ft (4.5m)13s
Evening (08 May)15ft (4.5m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Light rain (total 4mm), mostly falling on Sun afternoon. Very mild (max 19°C on Sat afternoon, min 12°C on Sun afternoon). Winds increasing (calm on Fri night, gales from the NW by Sat night).

Thu
7
Friday
8
Saturday
9
Sun
10
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)
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7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
4
4
4
3
4
1
2
4
2
0
1
1
1
Swell
Height Map
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.8
SE
11
2
W
13
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
10
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
6477
6181
5789
5495
4073
3403
3891
3643
3876
3670
3514
3160
2923
2445
2218
1897
1632
1422
1313
1092
831
1370
1168
2679
Wind (km/h)
20
S
15
S
10
SSW
5
W
10
WNW
10
WNW
10
W
15
SW
10
SSE
5
SE
5
NE
5
NNE
5
NNE
10
NNE
5
N
5
ENE
15
ESE
15
NE
5
NW
25
NNW
65
NW
50
WNW
40
NW
55
W
cross
cross
cross-off
off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross
cross-on
glassy
cross
cross
cross
cross
glassy
on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
off
High Tide
6:44PM1.47m
6:50AM1.43m
7:45PM1.39m
7:58AM1.33m
9:15PM1.38m
9:44AM1.30m
Low Tide
00:45AM0.73m
1:14PM0.65m
1:55AM0.82m
2:28PM0.72m
3:36AM0.83m
rain showers
rain showers
light rain
part cloud
part cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
light rain
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7:13
7:15
7:16
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5:46
5:45
5:45
5:44
1
1
1
2
Temp °C
16
16
15
15
14
14
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
19
18
16
17
17
16
13
14
12
13
14
13
14
12
12
14
14
14
14
14
13
13
12
14
18
15
13
16
11
3
3
6
1
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
4.5
SE
13
4.5
SE
13
4
SE
13
4
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3.5
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
3
SE
13
2.5
SE
12
2.5
SE
12
2.4
SE
12
2.3
SE
12
2.2
SE
12
2.1
SE
12
1.8
SE
11
1.6
SE
11
1.3
SE
11
1.1
SE
11
Energy kJ
6477
6181
5789
5495
4073
3403
3891
3643
3876
3670
3514
3160
2923
2445
2218
1897
1632
1422
1313
1092
831
640
437
298
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.8
SW
14
0.7
SW
14
0.7
SW
13
0.7
SW
13
1.5
S
10
1.5
S
10
0.9
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.1
SW
16
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.3
SW
15
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.2
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
14
1.1
SW
13
1
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
12
Energy kJ
251
197
178
170
489
426
448
661
560
763
695
685
598
590
590
590
513
434
398
340
295
341
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.3
SW
19
0.4
SW
19
0.5
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SW
18
0.7
SW
13
0.8
SSE
16
0.6
WSW
12
1.1
S
8
0.2
E
10
Energy kJ
59
130
161
167
366
170
330
93
160
8
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.6
E
3
0.5
ENE
4
1.1
NW
4
2
W
13
3
WSW
8
3.5
WSW
10
Energy kJ
8
9
47
1370
1168
2679
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
1
2
Distance (km)
70
48
0
0
0
0
0
0
70
48
0
2
2
2
2
0
133
95
0
44
72
532
620
761
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
4
4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
5
4
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
2
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
5
8
7
6
6
6
7
5
5
7
6
5
5
5
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
4
4
4
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