Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 7 pm 12 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

16.9°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 (13 Sep):

Morning surf: Morning surf (13 Sep, local time) - 7ft (2.1m), 15s period with SW swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (13 Sep, local time) - 10ft (3.0m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (13 Sep, local time) - 8ft (2.5m), 10s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 3AM is: 2.4m 16s primary swell from a South-southwest direction and 3.5m 9s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 12). The wind direction is predicted to be onshore.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (13 Sep)	7ft (2.1m)	15s
Afternoon (13 Sep)	10ft (3.0m)	9s
Evening (13 Sep)	8ft (2.5m)	10s

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

	Short Range Forecast Moderate rain (total 16mm), heaviest on Sat night. Warm (max 22°C on Tue afternoon, min 15°C on Sat night). Winds decreasing (strong winds from the E on Sat night, light winds from the NNW by Sun night).
	Sat 12			Sunday 13								Monday 14
	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	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	2	0	1	2	4	3	4	2	4	2	2
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	3110	3149	2856	2750	2401	1983	1672	1565	1568	1320	1376	1338	1212	1117	1024	880	772	680	680
Wind (km/h)	ESE	ESE	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	E	ENE	NE	NNW	SW	S	S	SSW	NE	ENE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	on	cross-on	cross-off	cross-off	cross-off	cross	cross-off	cross-on	on
High Tide	4:15PM2.22m				4:30AM2.01m				4:44PM2.14m				4:59AM1.92m					5:11PM2.01m
Low Tide			10:30PM0.03m				10:33AM0.08m				10:57PM0.11m				10:59AM0.18m


	—	—	—	—	6:37	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:35	—	—	—	—	—	—
	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:22	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	6:23	—	—
mm	2	5	3	2	1	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	1
Temp °C	15	15	15	15	16	16	17	19	19	17	17	19	21	16	17	17	15	15	15
Feels °C	8	9	8	8	11	10	12	16	18	15	16	19	21	14	16	15	14	14	14
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 17	SSW 17	SSW 16	SSW 16	SW 15	SW 15	SW 15	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	3110	3149	2856	2750	2401	1983	1672	1202	1203	1320	1376	1338	1212	1117	1024	880	772	680	680
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	SE 13	—	—	—	—	—	SW 14	SW 14	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 8	SW 12
kJ	—	7	—	—	—	—	—	1387	1121	961	792	690	543	527	392	373	614	133	338
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	S 7	S 7	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 12	SW 12	WSW 8
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	34	38	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	355	268	125
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SE 8	ESE 8	ESE 8	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	—	—	—	—	—	—	SW 5	—	—	—
kJ	760	1133	1611	1668	1368	1524	1374	1565	1568	—	—	—	—	—	—	25	—	—	—
Nearest Offshore or Glassy	Victoria Bay Garden Route	Keurbooms Garden Route	Strand (Pipe) Cape Town	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Cape Infanta Overberg	Dolphin Point Overberg	Ding Dangs Garden Route	Dolphin Point Overberg	Brak River Garden Route	Herolds Bay Garden Route
Rating (10 max)	4	4	4	5	5	5	5	4	5	5	4	4	4	3	4	2	4	4	3
Distance (km)	113	188	239	133	133	133	133	133	133	95	95	95	0	51	0	70	0	74	95
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg					Koeel Bay	Paranoia	Paranoia	Pringle Bay	Hawston	Hawston	Kleinmond	Bettys Bay	Jongensfontein	Cape Infanta	Dolphin Point		Dolphin Point	Arniston	Arniston
Rating (10 max)					3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	4	3	4		4	4	4
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Jacobs Bay West Coast	Cape St Martin West Coast	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Fish Boma Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Goukamma River Mouth Garden Route	Noncom (Cape Recife) Eastern Cape (S)	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Gerickes Point Garden Route	Queensberry Bay Eastern Cape - Wild Coast	Yellow sands Point Eastern Cape - Wild Coast
Rating (10 max)	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	5	4	4	4	4	4	4	6	5
Header Global	Asu Indonesia	Asu Indonesia	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Mangahume New Zealand	Papatowai New Zealand	Frigates Fiji	Fish Boma South Africa	Fish Boma South Africa	Papatowai New Zealand	Cobblestones Australia	Noises Australia	Restaurants Fiji	Frigates Fiji	Gas Bay Australia	Cintsa West South Africa	Hole-in-the-Wall South Africa
Rating (10 max)	5	5	9	9	9	8	7	6	5	5	5	5	6	6	5	6	6	6	8

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