Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 7 am 26 Oct 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

17.5°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 (26 Oct):

Morning surf: Morning surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 9s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.8m), 9s period with SW swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (26 Oct, local time) - 2.5ft (0.7m), 10s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 2PM is: 0.8m 9s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.3m 10s secondary swell from a South-southeast direction, 0.6m 7s secondary swell from a South direction (forecast issued at 07:00am October 26). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	9s
Afternoon (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.8m)	9s
Evening (26 Oct)	2.5ft (0.7m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Very mild (max 19°C on Mon morning, min 16°C on Mon night). Wind will be generally light.
	Monday 26							Tuesday 27								Wednesday 28
	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
Rating (10 max)	0	1	0	0	2	2	2	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	2	2	1	0	0	1	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	S 10	SW 11	SW 11	WSW 11	SE 6	WSW 11	SE 6	SE 7	ESE 7	SW 12	ESE 7	SW 11	SW 11	SW 10	SW 10	SW 10	SW 19	SW 18
Wave Graph
kJ	93	76	91	88	96	96	117	115	99	91	65	64	85	77	68	63	121	116	108	82	106	693	1292
Wind (km/h)	E	E	S	SSW	SSW	SW	W	NW	NNW	ENE	SE	SSE	SE	E	NNW	WSW	WSW	W	SSE	SSE	ESE	E	E
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	on	glassy	cross	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	off	cross-off	glassy	on	cross-on	cross-on	cross-on	on	glassy	off	off	off	cross	cross-on	cross-on	on	on
High Tide					3:23PM2.23m				3:48AM2.05m				4:00PM2.20m				4:26AM2.01m				4:39PM2.11m
Low Tide			9:12AM0.07m				9:40PM-0.06m				9:49AM0.07m				10:17PM-0.02m				10:27AM0.13m				10:56PM0.08m


	5:39	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:37	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	6:57	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:58	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:59	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	16	17	19	18	18	17	17	16	16	17	19	19	19	18	17	16	16	17	19	19	19	17	16
Feels °C	16	18	18	15	17	17	16	16	17	16	17	16	17	18	18	16	15	18	19	17	16	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 9	SW 10	S 10	SW 11	SSE 6	SSE 6	SE 6	SSE 6	WSW 10	SE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	ESE 7	SW 10	SW 19	SW 18
kJ	93	76	91	88	96	94	117	75	97	91	65	40	85	77	58	62	77	102	79	62	106	693	1292
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 8	S 7	ESE 10	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 10	SSE 6	SW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	WSW 11	SW 10	WSW 10	S 6	S 6	SW 11	SSE 8	SW 11	SE 7	SE 7	E 7	SW 10	SW 10
kJ	29	28	10	20	78	96	28	115	99	65	64	24	33	19	18	63	51	116	49	43	45	204	255
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 10	ESE 10	WSW 13	ESE 10	WSW 12	WSW 12	SSE 10	SSE 10	SW 9	SW 10	SW 10	SW 13	SW 10	SW 12	SW 12	SE 8	SW 11	SSE 8	SW 10	SW 10	SE 7	SE 8	SE 8
kJ	10	11	17	10	28	28	30	18	13	24	23	28	33	53	68	24	121	51	108	82	48	64	71
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	S 7	S 7	SSW 3	S 5	SSE 6	—	—	—	—	SE 6	ESE 6	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	E 7	E 7
kJ	—	—	26	36	4	27	57	—	—	—	—	64	75	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	47	44
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Inner Pool Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Southbroom Durban/KZN South	Long Beach Cape Town	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dias Beach Garden Route	Haardebaai Overberg	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Santos Reef Garden Route	The Wreck Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Victoria Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	2	3	4
Distance (km)	71	0	918	285	0	0	0	0	0	72	237	133	133	113	0	0	0	0	70	184	133	133	113
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg	Voelklip	Jongensfontein			Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Jongensfontein	Dolphin Point	Dolphin Point	Voelklip	Haardebaai	Pringle Bay	Pringle Bay	Onrus	Moonlight Bay	Moonlight Bay	Dolphin Point	Jongensfontein	De Kelders	Pringle Bay		Hawston	Pringle Bay
Rating (10 max)	2	1			2	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2		4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Moonlight Bay Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Vetchs Reef Durban/KZN South	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Dolphin Point Overberg	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Hout Bay Cape Town	Hout Bay Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Haga-Haga Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Periwinkles Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Country Club (African Beach) Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Reunion Durban/KZN South	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	2	1	1	2	1	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	4
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Rating (10 max)	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	5	5	5	4	4	4	7	7	5	5	7	5	5	5

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