Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Issued: 1 am 02 Aug 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in hr min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is

16.4° 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 (02 Aug):

Morning surf: Morning surf (02 Aug, local time) - 6ft (1.9m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.
Evening surf: Evening surf (02 Aug, local time) - 5ft (1.6m), 9s period with ESE swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 7AM is: 1.9m 9s primary swell from a East-southeast direction and 1.0m 13s secondary swell from a Southwest direction (forecast issued at 01:00am August 02). The wind direction is predicted to be cross-offshore and the swell rating is 3.

Time (SAST) & Date	Wave Height	Wave Period
Morning (02 Aug)	6ft (1.9m)	9s
Afternoon (02 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	9s
Evening (02 Aug)	5ft (1.6m)	9s

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

	Short Range Forecast Mostly dry. Warm (max 24°C on Sun afternoon, min 15°C on Tue night). Wind will be generally light.
	Sunday 2								Monday 3								Tuesday 4
	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	5 AM	8 AM	11 AM	2 PM	5 PM	8 PM	11 PM
Rating (10 max)	2	2	3	2	2	2	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	2	2	3	3	3	2	3	2	2	3	3
Swell Height Map See all maps
Wave Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	ESE 10	ESE 10
Wave Graph
kJ	488	542	542	488	463	404	358	349	887	843	669	645	561	561	561	551	469	460	452	377	312	306	300	294
Wind (km/h)	NE	N	NNW	N	E	SE	ESE	NNW	SSW	N	ENE	SE	SSE	ESE	ENE	ENE	NE	N	NNE	WNW	WSW	WSW	W	NE
Wind State on-shore cross-onshore cross-shore cross-offshore off-shore glassy	cross-on	cross	cross-off	cross	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross-off	glassy	glassy	glassy	glassy	cross-on	on	cross-on	glassy	glassy	cross	off	cross-off	cross-off	off	glassy
High Tide			5:25AM1.88m				5:46PM2.01m				5:57AM1.81m				6:19PM1.95m				6:33AM1.70m				6:57PM1.85m
Low Tide	11:25PM0.23m				11:30AM0.15m				11:57PM0.26m				12:01PM0.23m				00:33AM0.33m				12:35PM0.34m


	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:26	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	7:24	—	—	—	—	—	—
	—	—	—	—	—	5:53	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	5:54	—	—
mm	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
Temp °C	20	19	19	21	24	23	20	19	18	17	18	20	21	19	18	20	20	20	21	23	20	17	16	16
Feels °C	17	16	16	18	21	20	18	17	16	15	16	18	19	16	15	17	18	18	16	19	16	14	15	15
Swell 1 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 9	ESE 12	ESE 12	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 11	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10	ESE 10
kJ	488	542	542	488	463	404	358	349	887	843	669	645	561	561	561	551	469	460	452	377	312	306	300	294
Swell 2 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 14	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 13	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 12	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11	SW 11
kJ	277	295	345	335	431	363	236	236	658	569	488	537	512	488	481	465	457	396	369	350	304	263	224	220
Swell 3 Height (m) Direction Period (s)	S 10	S 9	S 9	S 9	S 9	SSW 16	SSW 15	SSW 15	SW 12	SSW 14	—	—	WSW 15	—	—	—	—	—	ENE 5	S 18	SSW 18	SSW 16	WSW 4	SSW 15
kJ	8	16	15	6	6	142	298	334	232	318	—	—	84	—	—	—	—	—	17	7	31	26	5	87
Wind waves Height (m) Direction Period (s)	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	NNE 2	NW 3	WSW 3	WSW 4	WSW 4	—
kJ	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2	2	5	9	4	—
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Rating (10 max)	2	3	3	3	2	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	2	3	3	3	3	2	1	3	3
Distance (km)	51	2	0	2	51	74	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	133	95	51	0	0	2	0	70	51	0	0
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Rating (10 max)	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	2	2	3	3
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Rating (10 max)	3	4	4	3	3	3	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	4	3	3	3	3	2	4	4
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Rating (10 max)	7	5	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	4	4	5	5	4	7	5	5	5	5	5	4	7	9

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