Dolphin Point Surf Break

Lat Long: 34.39° S 21.41° E

Dolphin Point 48 hour detailed Surf Forecast

Issued: 7 pm 08 Sep 2026 (local time)

Forecast update in  hr  min

Today's Dolphin Point sea temperature is
16.1°C
0.3° 

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 (08 Sep):

  • Afternoon surf: Afternoon surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4.5ft (1.3m), 9s period with E swell.
  • Evening surf: Evening surf (08 Sep, local time) - 4ft (1.2m), 9s period with E swell.

The current surf forecast for Dolphin Point at 10PM is: 1.1m 9s primary swell from a East direction and 0.8m 11s secondary swell from a Southwest direction, 0.4m 3s secondary swell from a East-southeast direction (forecast issued at 07:00pm September 08). The wind direction is predicted to be glassy and the swell rating is 2.

Time (SAST) & DateWave HeightWave Period
Morning (08 Sep)--
Afternoon (08 Sep)4.5ft (1.3m)9s
Evening (08 Sep)4ft (1.2m)9s

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


Short Range Forecast

Mostly dry. Warm (max 23°C on Wed morning, min 15°C on Wed night). Wind will be generally light.

Tue
8
Wednesday
9
Thursday
10
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
2
2
2
1
2
1
1
2
2
2
3
4
4
3
3
4
4
Swell
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Height Map
Wave
Height (m)
Direction
Period (s)
1.3
E
9
1.2
E
9
1.1
E
9
1
E
9
0.6
SW
15
0.6
SW
14
0.8
SW
14
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.8
SW
13
0.9
SW
13
1.1
SW
13
0.9
SW
17
1.4
SW
16
2
SW
16
2
SW
15
1.9
SW
14
1.8
SW
14
1.7
SW
13
Wave Graph
Metric surfscale
Energy kJ
269
230
189
157
134
127
261
246
202
202
282
369
444
952
1895
1661
1484
1288
991
Wind (km/h)
20
SE
10
ENE
0
N
0
SW
5
ESE
5
E
5
SW
20
SSW
15
SW
15
WSW
10
W
5
WSW
10
WSW
5
W
5
SSW
15
S
10
S
5
SW
10
WSW
Wind State
cross-on
on
glassy
glassy
glassy
on
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
cross-off
off
cross-off
cross-off
glassy
cross-off
cross
cross
cross-off
cross-off
High Tide
2:01PM1.86m
2:17AM1.89m
2:38PM2.05m
2:54AM2.00m
3:12PM2.18m
Low Tide
8:18PM0.27m
8:31AM0.15m
8:55PM0.12m
9:04AM0.05m
9:29PM0.03m
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
clear
part cloud
part cloud
part cloud
cloud
clear
cloud
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunrise">Sunrise</span>
6:43
6:41
<span class="translation_missing" title="translation missing: en.weather_tables.sunset">Sunset</span>
6:20
6:21
6:21
 mm
Temp °C
26
22
21
21
20
20
23
22
19
17
16
15
15
15
17
18
17
16
15
Feels °C
23
21
22
22
21
20
23
20
17
16
16
15
15
16
17
17
17
17
14
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