Dolphin Point Surf Break

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 7 am 07 Jul 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.7° C

Normal for this time of year

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 (07 Jul):

  • Morning surf: Morning surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6ft (1.8m), 12s period with SW swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (07 Jul, local time) - 6.5ft (2.0m), 13s period with SW swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 12PM is: 1.8m 12s primary swell from a Southwest direction and 0.6m 10s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00am July 07). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 4.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Afternoon (07 Jul)6ft (1.8m)12s
Evening (07 Jul)6.5ft (2.0m)13s

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


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Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Very mild (max 18°C on Wed afternoon, min 13°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tuesday
7
Wednesday
8
Thursday
9
Fri
10
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
2 AM
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
3
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
2
3
5
5
5
5
4
3
3
4
4
5
Swell
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Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.9
SW
13
2
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
1003
1003
1003
970
1118
1326
1417
1521
1619
1468
1220
1188
1154
1266
3219
3416
3227
3292
3066
2662
2584
2627
3267
3520
Wind (km/h)
15
W
10
NW
5
W
5
SSW
10
SSE
5
ESE
5
NNE
5
N
10
NW
15
W
20
W
25
WSW
25
SSW
20
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
15
SSW
10
SSW
10
S
10
S
10
SSE
5
SSE
5
SE
5
SE
Wind State
off
cross-off
glassy
glassy
cross-on
glassy
glassy
glassy
cross-off
off
off
off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross
cross
cross
glassy
cross-on
glassy
High Tide
7:54AM1.51m
8:29PM1.69m
9:02AM1.42m
9:39PM1.64m
10:32AM1.39m
11:04PM1.64m
Low Tide
1:58PM0.51m
2:58AM0.56m
3:02PM0.60m
4:17AM0.58m
4:26PM0.65m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
clear
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
cloud
clear
clear
part cloud
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
7:39
7:39
7:39
7:39
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
5:37
5:37
5:37
5:38
 mm
Temp °C
14
15
16
17
16
15
15
14
14
14
16
18
15
14
13
13
13
13
14
14
14
13
13
13
Feels °C
12
14
16
17
15
15
16
14
13
11
12
14
11
11
11
10
10
10
12
11
12
11
11
11
Swell 1
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.8
SW
12
1.9
SW
12
2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2.2
SW
13
2.1
SW
13
2
SW
13
2
SW
12
1.3
SW
16
2
SW
13
2.5
SW
16
2.5
SSW
15
3
SSW
15
3
SSW
14
3
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
14
2.5
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
13
3
SSW
14
Energy kJ
1003
1003
1003
970
1118
1326
1417
1521
1619
1468
1220
1188
844
1266
3219
3416
3227
3292
3066
2662
2584
2627
3267
3520
Swell 2
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.7
ESE
10
0.7
ESE
10
0.6
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.5
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.6
SSW
20
0.8
SSW
18
0.9
SSW
18
1.1
SW
17
0.3
ESE
10
1.3
SW
16
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.2
ESE
10
0.1
SE
18
0.1
SE
16
0.1
SE
16
2.1
SW
13
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
95
92
69
58
58
40
158
256
253
413
547
763
19
823
9
10
10
12
10
10
1460
9
Swell 3
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.1
S
24
0.1
SW
23
0.2
SSW
22
0.3
SSW
21
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
ESE
10
0.4
SE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.3
ESE
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
E
10
0.1
SE
15
Energy kJ
11
21
45
90
39
39
38
25
19
19
19
19
2
2
2
9
Wind waves
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
0.5
W
3
0.9
WSW
5
1.9
SW
13
Energy kJ
5
39
1154
Nearest Offshore or Glassy
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
2
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
3
3
5
5
5
5
4
4
3
4
5
5
Distance (km)
0
0
0
0
70
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
70
70
0
0
0
0
44
44
70
0
44
0
Best forecast wave conditions in Overberg
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
4
4
4
5
5
Best forecast wave conditions in South Africa
Rating
(10 max)
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
4
5
5
5
5
5
4
5
4
5
5
Header Global
Rating
(10 max)
7
5
5
5
5
7
9
9
9
8
7
6
7
7
7
7
7
7
7
6
6
6
6
6
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