Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 1 pm 15 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.9°C
0.2° 

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


How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today (15 Oct):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (15 Oct, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 14s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (15 Oct, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 14s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 5PM is: 3.0m 14s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm October 15). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (15 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Afternoon (15 Oct)10ft (3.0m)14s
Evening (15 Oct)8ft (2.5m)14s

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


Short Range Forecast

Moderate rain (total 17mm), heaviest on Sun morning. Warm (max 22°C on Fri morning, min 12°C on Sat night). Wind will be generally light.

Thu
15
Friday
16
Saturday
17
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)
5
3
2
3
2
2
3
4
4
0
2
3
4
4
3
4
4
1
2
3
1
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
3
SW
15
3
SW
14
3
SW
14
2.5
SW
14
2.4
SW
14
2.3
SW
14
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
1.8
SW
13
1.6
SW
13
1.6
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2.1
SW
12
2
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
2
SW
12
2.3
SW
13
2.4
SW
13
2.5
SW
12
2.3
SW
12
2.2
SW
12
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
4394
3644
3051
2562
2253
2035
1537
1299
1021
851
718
884
1180
1094
869
1070
1783
1805
1801
1576
1347
Wind (km/h)
5
SSW
15
SE
20
ESE
10
ESE
15
ENE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
WNW
10
SW
25
S
15
S
5
SSW
5
SSW
10
SW
10
SSW
15
SSW
15
SW
30
S
25
S
15
SSE
15
SSE
Wind State
cross-off
cross-on
on
on
on
cross-on
cross-on
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
glassy
glassy
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
cross-on
High Tide
5:34PM1.66m
5:56AM1.53m
6:03PM1.50m
6:33AM1.38m
6:41PM1.34m
Low Tide
11:23AM0.49m
11:44PM0.49m
11:53AM0.64m
00:17AM0.64m
12:31PM0.79m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
light rain
light rain
light rain
light rain
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Temp °C
19
21
19
17
16
16
17
19
22
20
19
17
17
16
16
16
15
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
17
18
16
16
14
14
16
18
20
15
18
18
18
15
15
15
13
9
9
10
10
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