Dolphin Point surfForecast / Overberg / South Africa

information circle48hr Weather and Surf, issued 1 pm Thursday 09 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
20.3° C
(Which is 1.5°C warmer than normal for this time of year)

How big are the waves at Dolphin Point today?

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 5PM is: 1.2m 11s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.8m 17s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.8m 8s secondary swell from a East direction (forecast issued at 01:00pm April 09). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.4m)11s
Afternoon (09 Apr)4.5ft (1.3m)11s
Evening (09 Apr)3ft (0.9m)16s

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


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Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM11AM2PM5PM8PM11PM2AM5AM8AM
Rating
(10 max)
3
1
0
1
1
3
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
3
2
1
1
0
1
1
3
3
3
Swell
Height Map
Wave Height (m) & direction (?)
1.3
SW
1.3
SW
0.8
SW
0.9
SW
1.1
SW
1.3
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.8
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.7
SW
1.6
SW
1.6
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.5
SW
1.4
SW
1.3
SW
Period(s) (?)111117161615151414141413131414131313131313121212
Wave
Graph
(?)Metric surfscale
Energy kJ (?)43739835744355373313261374133612201091101499910299479331006919809710688656580511
Wind
(km/h)
5
WSW
10
ESE
25
E
15
NE
15
ENE
10
NE
5
NNE
10
WNW
10
WSW
20
S
15
SSW
10
W
10
W
10
NNW
5
NE
10
ENE
20
E
20
ESE
25
ESE
15
E
10
E
5
E
5
S
5
SW
Wind State (?)
onshore
cross-onshore
cross-shore
cross-offshore
offshore
glassy
glasscross-
on
oncross-
on
cross-
on
cross-
on
glassoffcross-
off
crosscross-
off
offoffcross-
off
cross-
on
cross-
on
onononononglassglassglass
High Tide
/ height (m)
7:44PM
1.24
8:12AM
1.22
10:42PM
1.22
11:15AM
1.24
12:12AM
1.39
Low Tide
/ height (m)
1:19PM
0.78
1:49AM
0.92
3:16PM
0.87
4:57AM
0.94
5:36PM
0.78
Thursday
09
Friday
10
Saturday
11
Sunday
12
Sunrise-------6:52-------6:52-------6:54
Sunset--6:19-------6:16-------6:15-----
part cloud
part cloud
clear
rain showers
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
part cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
Rain (mm)
---1--------------------
Temp. °C272827252525252528262221202122222323211918181818
Feels °C (?)272624242424252427242223212122212122191818202019
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